Quantum 3.5.2 manual Deleting a Storage Disk

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Disks

Deleting a Storage Disk

•Mount Point: The file system mount point for the storage disk. You can change the mount point only on a blank or unused file system. To change the mount point, select an existing mount point from the drop-down list, and then click Browse. The directory changes in the Mount Point field. (You can modify this parameter only for an unused storage disk.)

•Directory: The directory selected for file storage when the storage disk was initially created. (You cannot modify this setting.)

•# of Streams: The number of streams (1 - 8) I/O streams that can concurrently write to the disk.

•Copy: The copy number (1-4) specified when the storage disk was created. This copy number will be used by all policy classes. (You can modify this parameter only for an unused storage disk.)

Note: The Deduplication field indicates whether deduplication is enabled for the storage disk. This field cannot be modified.

4After making storage disk modifications, click Apply.

5After the Status Screen informs you that your modifications were made successfully, click Close

Deleting a Storage Disk

Use the following procedure to delete a storage disk.

1From the SNSM home page, choose Storage Disk > Config from the Admin menu. The Configure Storage Disk screen (figure 178 on page 241) appears.

2Select the storage disk you want to delete, and then click Delete.

A message will warn you that all data on the disk will be deleted with the disk, and ask you to confirm that you want to continue.

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