5.4. Removing Storage Servers
This section describes how to remove storage servers. For example, you may need to do this if storage servers are being replaced or retired. There are two ways to do this, you can choose to remove a storage pool from a particular hardware pool, or you may choose to delete it altogether.
5.4.1. Removing Storage Servers from a Hardware Pool
Storage servers that are merely removed from a hardware pool remain available to be reassigned later, or assigned to other hardware pools. After removal they will still appear in the lists of assigned or unassigned storage servers, for example in the Add storage pool dialog box.
To remove a storage pool from a hardware pool:
Use the Navigator panel to select the required hardware pool node. The Summary page and the Hardware Pool menu display.
Click on the menu bar. The Storage page displays the list of existing Storage Servers, and the Storage toolbar displays.
On the Storage page, select the check box of the storage pools to be removed. If no storage pools are selected, you will be prompted to select at least one storage pool when you click Remove.
Click on the Storage toolbar. The Remove Storage Pool dialog displays.
Select the Remove this Storage Pool..(moving it to default) option and click the button. The Storage pool is removed from the hardware resource, however it is still available for use.
Click on the menu bar. The removed storage pool no longer displays in the list of storage servers for the hardware pool.
Navigate to the default hardware resource pool. Click on the menu bar. The removed storage pool displays in the default pool.
Note
To check if the storage pool is still available, use the button on the Storage toolbar. Refer Section 5.1, “Adding Existing Storage to the Resource Pool”.