Deleting ranks

Complete this task to delete ranks with or without volumes using storage.

1. In the navigation, select Real-time manager or Simulated manager > Configure storage > Ranks. On the Ranks main page, in the Select storage unit drop-down list, select the storage unit that contains the rank that you want to delete.
2. Select the rank or ranks that you want to delete. In the Select Action drop-down list, select Delete, and then click Go. A confirmation dialog box is displayed.
   Note: If the ranks you selected have volumes using storage on the array, an Attention message lists the volumes that have storage configured on the ranks. The message also indicates that the volumes will be deleted as part of the rank deletion process.
3. If the Attention message is displayed, click on Continue or Cancel. If you click onCancel, you are returned the Ranks main page. If you click on Continue, go to the next step.
4. After you click on Continue, a confirmation dialog is displayed. If the selected ranks are unassigned or do not have any extents allocated on the ranks, confirming the dialog box deletes the selected ranks. The array assigned to this rank goes into an unavailable status. In an unassigned status, the array becomes eligible for assignment to another rank.
5. Confirm the dialog box to complete the deletion of the selected ranks and arrays.