How to Remove a RAID5 Metadevice (DiskSuite Tool)

1. Make sure you have met the prerequisites ("Prerequisites for Removing DiskSuite Objects") and have read the preliminary information ("Preliminary Information for Removing RAID5 Metadevices").

2. Make sure you have a current backup of the metadevice.

3. Stop access to the RAID5 metadevice.

   For example, a file system should be unmounted. For a non-UFS application, such as a database, perform the steps necessary to stop the application's use of the metadevice.

4. Double-click the RAID5 object to be deleted in the Objects list.

   The RAID5 object appears on the canvas.

5. Display the RAID5 object's pop-up menu and select Delete.

6. Click Really Delete on the dialog box that is displayed.

7. [Optional] If there is an entry in the /etc/vfstab file for this metadevice, delete that entry.

   You do not want to confuse the system by asking it to mount a file system on a non-existent device.

8. To verify that the object was deleted, display the Configuration Log.

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   Note -

   Hot spare pools assigned to the metadevice are not deleted.

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