Disconnecting a single mapped volume

Before disconnecting a mapped volume, review Prerequisites for disconnecting external systems.

Before you begin

  • Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role

Procedure

  1. Open the External Storage window.

    1. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.

    2. Click External Storage.

  2. On the External Storage Systems tab, click the link for the storage system with the volume to be disconnected.

  3. On the External Path Groups tab, click the link for a path group.

  4. On the Mapped Volumes tab, select the row for the volume you want to disconnect.

  5. Click More Actions and select Disconnect External Volumes.

  6. In the Disconnect External Volumes window, select the row of the volume to be disconnected, accept the task name or enter a new one, and then click Apply.

  7. Click Apply in the Confirm window.

Results

When you finish the procedure, the external volume's status displays as Cache Destage, even if there is no data left in the cache. You can click Refresh View to update the status. When processing is completed, the volume's status changes to Disconnect.
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