If you are working in

aV-Switch cluster, the disk must be

removed on both V- Switches.

Removing a Storage Device

You can remove a disk from the V-Switch database. The disk must be defined as missing to remove it.

storage remove

You need to define one parameter to remove a disk:

SWITCH

PARAMETER

DEFINITION

STATUS

EXAMPLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALIAS OF STORAGE

MANDATORY

 

-s

STORAGE

 

Stor_1

TO REMOVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example:

Disk named Stor_1 is removed from the V-Switch database.

storage remove –s Stor_1

If you are working in

aV-Switch cluster, the subdisk must be renamed on both V- Switches.

Renaming a Subdisk

After creating a subdisk you can rename it. Renaming the subdisk will have no effect on the volume hierarchy built on the subdisk.

subdisk set

You need to define three parameters to rename a subdisk:

SWITCH

PARAMETER

DEFINITION

STATUS

EXAMPLE

 

 

 

 

 

-sd

SUBDISK ALIAS

ALIAS OF SUBDISK

MANDATORY

Subdisk7

 

 

TO RENAME

 

 

-na

NEW SUBDISK ALIAS

NEW ALIAS OF

MANDATORY

Sub7

 

 

SUBDISK

 

 

-info

INFORMATION

INFORMATION ON

OPTIONAL

replaces_sub3

 

 

SUBDISK FOR LOCAL

 

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATION

 

 

 

 

ONLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Removing a Subdisk

If you are working in

You can remove a subdisk to repartition a disk.

a V-Switch cluster,

subdisk remove

the subdisk must be

 

removed on both V-

 

Switches

You need to define one parameter to remove a subdisk:

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