HP StorageWorks XP24000 User Manual page 96

Whether an LU path is set.
When an LU path is set to the mapped volume, you cannot delete the external volume mapping.
Whether the volume is set to configure the XP Continuous Access pair, XP Continuous Access
Journal pair, XP Business Copy pair, or XP Snapshot pair.
When the volume is set to configure the XP Continuous Access pair, XP Continuous Access
Journal pair, XP Business Copy pair, or XP Snapshot pair, you cannot delete the external
volume mapping.
Whether the volume is set as a reserved volume for XP Business Copy or XP Auto LUN.
When the volume is set as the reserved volume for XP Business Copy or XP Auto LUN, you
cannot delete the external volume mapping.
Whether the volume is set as a pool-VOL.
When the volume is set as a pool-VOL, you cannot delete the external volume mapping.
To delete the external volume mapping:
1. Start Remote Web Console, and open the Volume Operation window.
2. Make sure that Remote Web Console is in Modify mode.
3. Click the path group in the Volume Operation tree.
4. Right-click the external volume that you want to delete in the Volume Operation list.
5. Click Delete Volume in the pop-up menu.
The settings appear in blue italics.
6. Verify the settings in the Preview dialog box (see
7. Click Apply in the Volume Operation window.
8. When a message appears asking if you have performed the Disconnect operation, click Yes
if you have already performed the Disconnect Subsystem command or the Disconnect Volume
command. Click No if you have not performed the Disconnect Subsystem command or the
Disconnect Volume command yet.
If you click Yes, the setting is applied to the local storage system, and the external volume
where the mapping is deleted is removed from the Volume Operation list.
If you click No, a message appears asking if you want to execute the Delete Volume
operation without writing the data in the cache memory into the external volume.
Click OK to execute the Delete Volume operation without writing the data in the cache
memory into the external volume. Click Cancel to cancel the operation.
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When an error occurs, an error message appears. Verify the details in the Preview dialog
box.
The operation may not be performed if some parts of the local storage system are blocked. In this
case, restore the blocked parts of the local storage system first, and then retry the operation.
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When you click OK, the setting is applied to the local storage system, and the external
volume where the mapping is deleted is removed from the Volume Operation list.
When you click OK, the Delete Volume operation is performed, however, the data
in the cache memory that is not written to the volume is not guaranteed.
"Preview Dialog Box" (page 51)).
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