Sun Storage 6920 System
 

GCS>Sun Microsystems>Storage - Disk>Modular Disk - 6xxx Arrays
 

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Goal

The purpose of this document is to provide basic steps for virtual disk (vdisk) deletion for the 6920 array, via the Browser User Interface(BUI) or sscs Command Line Interface(CLI).

Content will be limited to a basic usage using the CLI or BUI interfaces for deleting vdisks, and provide help with some usage failure scenarios for this activity. Consider reviewing some of the following documents if you are looking to perform actions beyond the scope of this document:

• Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 6920 System, Version 3.0.1.
• Sun StorEdge 6920 System CLI Quick Reference Guide, Release 3.0.
• <Document 1009915.1> Troubleshooting Sun StorEdge[TM] 6920 Configuration Problems.
• Sun StorEdge 6920 System Administration Guide For the Browser Interface Management Software, Release 3.0 for help with other object creation activities.

Solution

Make sure that the virtual disk details via SSCS shows nothing in Associated Volumes field, or the State field in the BUI shows Not In Use. Reference <Document 1002889.1> Validating VDisk State and Details on a Sun StorEdge[TM] 6920:

• If the virtual disk is in use, you must delete the volumes before deleting the virtual disk. Reference <Document 1005385.1> Validating Sun StorEdge[TM] 6920 Volume Deletion.
• If the virtual disk is not in use, continue to Step 2.

2. Basic Usage Using Browser or SSCS interfaces.

SSCS

Virtual Disk deletion usage for sscs, can be reviewed in the Sun StorEdge 6920 System CLI Quick Reference Guide, Release 3.0. The sscs usage for basic virtual disk deletion is as follows.

An example:

BUI

Virtual Disk Deletion steps for the BUI can be reviewed in Sun StorEdge 6920 System Administration Guide For the Browser Interface Management Software, Release 3.0 for help with other object deletion activities. Virtual Disk deletion for the BUI interface of the 6920 is completed as follows:

1. Click on the Configuration Services or Common Array Manager (3.2.0.38) Link.
2. Click on the Virtual Disks Tab or Volume Menu Tree.
3. Click on the Virtual Disk Name for the Virtual Disk Details Page.
4. Click on the Delete Button.
5. Click OK to confirm the deletion.

At this point the Pop-Up window will disappear, and the main browser screen will refresh, and a success or failure message will be displayed in the Virtual Disks Summary page. The virtual disk will no longer be listed.

• If you received a failure notification, continue to Step 3.
• If you received a success notification, you have validated that volume deletion is complete.

3. Deletion Failure.

Please review the following table for a failure message and corresponding action. Please follow the action that describes your symptom.

BUI
Message:

Action:
Please go to Step 4.

SSCS
Message:

Action:
Please go to Step 4.

Message:

Action:
See Step 1 in this document.

Message:

Action:
Check `sscs list vdisk` for the virtual disk specified.

Message:

Action:
Check sscs list vdisk for the storage pool or storage domain specified, and make sure it matches the one for the virtual disk.

If a message is not listed, or an action above did not work, go to Step 4.

4. Data Collection

Please collect the following information:

• 6920 Solution Extract, Reference <Document 1003756.1> How to collect an extractor from a Sun StorEdge[TM] 6920 (2.x and 3.x).
• The message given by SSCS or BUI (screen capture if possible).
• The command used, if by SSCS.
• The following sscs output:

sscs list sdomain
sscs list volume
sscs list pool
sscs list pool (pool containg the vdisk)
sscs list vdisk
sscs list vdisk

Once this information is collected, please contact the Oracle Support.

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