Hitachi G1000 - Recovering from Global-Active Device Failures

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Prerequisites

• Identify the name of the target host, and the global-active device primary

or secondary volume to unallocate.

• If necessary, backup data for the target volume.

Procedure

1. On the Resources tab, select a host OS, then select a host using global-

active device volumes, and click Unallocate Volumes.

Tip: If you select specific volumes for the host, Unallocate Volumes will

go directly to the Show Plan window.

2. In the Unallocate Volumes dialog box, verify that the host is correct,

and then select the P-VOL or S-VOL of the global-active device pair to

unallocate.

Note: When unallocating the secondary volume, the primary volume is

retained as a normal volume. When unallocating the primary volume, the

secondary volume is retained as a normal volume.

3. Click Show Plan and confirm that the information in the plan summary is

correct. If changes are required, click Back.

4. (Optional) Update the task name and provide a description.

5. (Optional) Expand Schedule to specify the task schedule.

You can schedule the task to run immediately or later. The default setting

is Now. If the task is scheduled to run immediately, you can select View

task status to monitor the task after it is submitted.

6. Click Submit.

If the task is scheduled to run immediately, the process begins.

7. (Optional) Check the progress and result of the task on the Tasks &

Alerts tab. Click the task name to view details of the task.

Result

Unallocated global-active device primary or secondary volumes are added

back to the storage system Open-Unallocated volume list.

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