Removing an Access Virtual Disk Mapping

Use the Remove Mappings option to remove a  for an  on your .

An access virtual disk is a factory-configured  used for communication between the storage management software and an  to the storage array . The -agent software used for the  must have a  mapped to the access virtual disk to communicate with the storage array. If the storage array is using partitions, each partition can contain a unique access .

Use Remove Mappings option to remove a  mapping to an access virtual disk so the  can be used for a . You can also use this dialog to remove a LUN mapping to an access virtual disk if the storage array is not managed using an  and the host-agent software, or an access virtual disk mapping is currently in a  but the hosts within that partition are not used as the in-band management connection.

Note: When you create a storage partition, a LUN mapping for an access virtual disk is automatically generated for that partition. This ensures management connectivity if any of the hosts within the partition are being used as the in-band management connection.

Use the following procedure to remove access virtual disk mapping.

 Caution: Potential to cause an unresponsive storage array - When redundant  or  connections are absent, removing access virtual disk mappings can cause your storage array to become  to management requests. However, normal data I/O is unaffected.

Important:

1

Select an access virtual disk in the  of the .

2

Select the Mappings >> Remove.

3

Type yes, and click OK.

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