Deleting an Array

Use the Delete Arrayoption to delete and all of the associated in the array. You can delete an array with if the array has no reservations. Deleting an array with any type of results in an error status. Deleting an array will create more nodes, which you can reconfigure to meet application storage needs. If you see error messages related to deleted logical drives, you might need to reboot the to permanently remove any information about them.

Keep these guidelines in mind before you delete an array:


Attention:

Possible loss of data access – Deleting an array and its logical drives causes the loss of all data on those logical drives. Before performing this operation, back up the data on all of the logical drive in the array, stop all input/output (I/O), and unmount any file systems on the logical drive.

  1. In the Logical pane, select an array, and select Array >> Delete .
  2. In the text box, type yes, and click OK.The Delete Array-Progress dialog appears while all of the logical drives in the array are being deleted.All assigned disk drives that were associated with the selected array change to an unassigned state in the Physical pane. The array and all associated logical drives are deleted, and the icons are removed from the Logical pane.
    The raw capacity from the disk drives that were formerly associated with the deleted array is added to either of these nodes:
    • An existing Unconfigured Capacity node
    • A new Unconfigured Capacity node if one did not previously exist
  3. Were all logical drives in the array deleted without failures?

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