Overview of Removing DiskSuite Objects

This chapter describes the steps to remove DiskSuite objects, including:

• State database replicas

• Metadevices

• Hot spares and hot spare pools

• Drives and hosts from disksets

• Disksets

You may need to remove objects when performing troubleshooting or reconfiguration, or to simply delete the object from the system. For general information on DiskSuite, see Solstice DiskSuite 4.2.1 Reference Guide.

Prerequisites for Removing DiskSuite Objects

Here are the prerequisites for the steps in this chapter:

• Make sure you have a current backup of all data.

• Make sure you have root privilege.

• If using the graphical user interface, start DiskSuite Tool.

  To work with "local" metadevices (metadevices not in a diskset configuration), type:

  # metatool &

  To work with metadevices in a diskset, make sure you are the diskset owner and type:

  # metatool -s diskset_name &