An Ap_Id on a fabric-connected host port is a path to the Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager software device.
When a Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager software device has multiple Ap_Ids connected to it, the device is still available to the host using the Solaris 10 OS after you unconfigure an Ap_Id. After you unconfigure the last Ap_Id, no additional paths remain and the device is unavailable to the host using the Solaris 10 OS. Only devices on a fabric-connected host port can be unconfigured.
Log in as root (su - root)..
Identify the devices to be unconfigured.
# cfgadm -al Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition c0 fc-fabric connected configured unknown c0::50020f2300006077 disk connected configured unknown c0::50020f23000063a9 disk connected configured unknown c1 fc-private connected configured unknown c1::220203708b69c32b disk connected configured unknown c1::220203708b9b20b2 disk connected configured unknown c2 fc-fabric connected configured unknown c2::50020f2300005f24 disk connected configured unknown |
Unconfigure all of the configured devices on the selected port.
# cfgadm -c unconfigure c2 |
This operation repeats the unconfigure command of an individual device for all devices on c2. This process can be time-consuming if the number of devices on c2 is large.
Verify that all devices on c2 are unconfigured.
# cfgadm -al Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition c0 fc-fabric connected configured unknown c0::50020f2300006077 disk connected configured unknown c1 fc-private connected configured unknown c1::220203708b69c32b disk connected configured unknown c1::220203708ba7d832 disk connected configured unknown c2 fc-fabric connected unconfigured unknown c2::50020f2300005f24 disk connected unconfigured unknown c2::50020f2300006107 disk connected unconfigured unknown |
Notice that the Occupant column lists c2 and all the devices attached to c2 as unconfigured.