Deleting a Missing Logical Drive

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Use this option to delete a missing logical drive . Ensure that the missing logical drive is no longer required before attempting to delete, as this will permanently remove it from the configuration.

Caution: Deleting a missing logical drive is a permanent action. Any associated FlashCopy logical drives, FlashCopy repository logical drives, or logical drive-to-LUN mappings will also be deleted. For information on recovering Missing Logical Drives, see Learn About Missing Logical Drives.

Deleting Missing Logical Drives in the Logical/Physical View

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Select a missing logical drive in the Logical View; then, select either the Logical Drive >> Delete pull-down menu option, or Delete from the right-mouse pop-up menu.

Result: A confirmation dialog is displayed.

Important: Deleting a missing logical drive will remove it permanently from the configuration. Ensure you want to delete the missing logical drive permanently before continuing.

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Type Yes and select OK.

Result: The missing logical drive is deleted permanently from the configuration.

If this was the last missing logical drive under the Missing Logical Drives group, the Missing Logical Drives group is removed too.

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If you see system error messages relating to the deleted logical drive, reconfigure or reboot the host system to permanently remove any system information about the logical drive.

Deleting Missing Logical Drives in the Mappings View

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Highlight the defined mapping to the missing logical drive in the Defined Mappings pane. Then, select either the Mappings >> Delete pull-down menu option, or Delete from the right-mouse pop-up menu.

Result: A confirmation dialog is displayed.

Important: If the selected mapping is associated with a host group and one or more of its hosts has specific mappings, the host group will not move back under the Default Group. However, unless specific logical drive-to-LUN mappings are defined for the host group or its hosts, other hosts in the storage subsystem will not have access to any logical drives.

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Type Yes and select OK.

Result: The defined mapping to the missing logical drive is removed and will no longer be associated with its respective host group or host. If the missing logical drive has no other associations, such as a FlashCopy or FlashCopy repository logical drive, it will be removed from the storage subsystem.

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If you see system error messages relating to the deleted logical drive, reconfigure or reboot the host system to permanently remove any system information about the logical drive.

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Learn About Missing Logical Drives

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