Deleting LU paths

Before you begin

The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.

CautionDo not delete LU paths when host I/O is in progress.

Procedure

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

  2. Click Ports/Host Groups/iSCSI Targets.

  3. Click the link of a host group.

  4. Select the LUNs tab.

  5. Select the LU path you want to delete.

    CautionWhen an LDEV is selected and Delete LUN Paths is performed, all LUN paths of the selected LDEV are deleted by default.
  6. Click More Actions and select Delete LUN Paths.

  7. In the Delete LUN Paths window, confirm that the LU paths that you want to delete are listed in Selected LUN Paths.

    If LU paths that you do not want to delete are listed, select the LU path you do not want to delete, and then click Remove from Delete process.
    CautionWhen an LDEV is selected and Delete LUN Paths is performed, all LUN paths of the selected LDEV are deleted by default.
  8. If necessary, check the Delete all defined LUN paths to above LDEVs check box. When checked, all additional LU paths on the selected LDEVs will be deleted.

  9. Click Finish to open the Confirm window.

    If you want to start shredding operations to delete the data of the volume, click Next. For detailed information about shredding operations, see the Volume Shredder User Guide.
  10. Click Finish.

    The Confirm window appears.
  11. In the Task Name text box, type a unique name for the task or accept the default.

    You can enter up to 32 ASCII characters and symbols, with the exception of: \ / : , ; * ? " < > |. The value "date-window name" is entered by default.
  12. Click Apply.

    If the Go to tasks window for status check box is selected, the Tasks window appears.

    If you delete many paths at one time, the deletion process may take time and the dialog box may seem to hang temporarily.