Clearing a Host Volume

The Clear Host Volume capability clears the Host Volume configuration on the specified server blade but does not affect the corresponding configuration on the Controller.

Note:

This interface is not intended for general customer use and should be used only as directed by My Oracle Support.

Caution:

Prior to starting this procedure, clear the corresponding configuration data for the Host Volume from the Controller. After PMAC processes the XML file, you will be directed to reboot the target server blade(s). If the reboot occurs while the Host Volume data is on the Controller, the system goes into an “unknown state.”

1. Log into the PMAC server as admusr.
2. Copy the file example_SharedStorageConfig_Delete_HostVolume.xml to a location where you can edit it from the following directory location on the PMAC server: /usr/share/doc/TKLCsmac-config-<release_number>/examples/.
3. Locate the <HostVolume ConfigAction="Clear"> tag.
   The relevant section from the XML file is shown:

     <HostVolume ConfigAction="Clear">
   
         <!--
           A Host may be specified by its IP address or a name that
           resolves to its IP address.
         -->
         <Host>10.2.3.2</Host>
   
      </HostVolume>

4. Fill in the necessary site-specific information such as the IP addresses or hostnames. You can have multiple <HostVolume> elements in one file.
   The only child element for the host volume should be <Host>. Any other child elements would cause the configuration to fail with an XML_PARSE_ERROR.
5. If necessary, upload the XML file back to the PMAC server by using sftp. See Uploading files to PMAC via sftp if you need help uploading the file.
6. On the PMAC server, copy the XML file to /usr/TKLC/smac/etc/storage/.

   For instance,

   sudo /bin/cp /var/TKLC/smac/image/isoimages/home/smacftpusr/<filename> /usr/TKLC/smac/etc/storage/

7. Log into the PMAC GUI as the guiadmin or pmacop user.
8. Click Storage > Configure SAN Storage.
9. In the Configure Storage list, select the XML file and then click Configure Storage.
   The Configure Storage background task starts. An ID for the background task is provided.
10. Click Task Monitoring to monitor progress as the background task executes.
11. Use the Refresh link to monitor the background task until you have verified that the background task completes successfully. If the background task completes successfully, the last step in the Background Task Monitoring display reads Host Volume successfully cleared. If the display indicates failure, make a note of the point at which failure occurred and see Configure storage recovery.
12. Reboot each of the target server blades.

All Host Volume configuration has been cleared from the specified server blade.