Complete this task to take a resource offline for a service action.
Your resource must be online before you can take it offline.
You cannot take a resource offline if it is currently in one of the following
states:
- Quiescing (Going offline)
- Quiesced (Offline)
- Resuming (Coming online)
You must wait for the resource to enter a state that allows you to take
it offline.
Note: These steps allow you to take a resource offline without
a corresponding log entry. You can also take a resource offline from the Log
entry details page in the DS Storage Manager.
- In the navigation, select .
- Choose the storage complex that contains the resource that you
are taking offline.
- Choose the storage unit that contains the resource that you are
taking offline.
- Choose the enclosure that contains the resource that you are taking
offline.
- Choose the resource that you are taking offline.
- Click on the Status tab to view status information for the selected
resource.
- Select the resource that you want to take offline by clicking on
the selection field in the properties table.
- Select Take offline from the drop down list
above the properties table.
- Confirm that you want to take the resource offline. This
begins the process that quiesces the resource.
- Use the Refresh button to view the status
change for your selected resource. The resource has
finished the offline process when the resource changes to a Prepared for service
state.
You must replace the resource after removal or, if you did not remove
the resource, bring the resource online. Leaving a resource offline for any
period of time makes your system susceptible to additional fault or error
events that could cause loss of operation or data.