Symantec NetBackup - Determining Openstorage Disk Pool State; Determining Openstorage Disk Volume State

Warning: Do not delete a disk pool that contains unexpired NetBackup images; if
you do, data loss may occur.
To delete an OpenStorage disk pool
1
In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select Media
and Device Management > Devices > Disk Pools.
2
Select a disk pool.
3
Click Edit > Delete.
4
In the Delete Disk Pool dialog box, verify that the disk pool is the one you
want to delete and then click OK.
Determining OpenStorage disk pool state
Disk pool state is UP or DOWN.
To determine OpenStorage disk pool state
1
In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, select Media
and Device Management > Device Monitor.
2
At the bottom of the right pane, select the Disk Pools tab.
3
Select the disk pool.
4
The state is displayed in the Status column.
Determining OpenStorage disk volume state
Use the NetBackup nbdevquery command to determine the state of volumes in
OpenStorage disk pools.
To determine OpenStorage disk volume state
1
Determine the name of the disk volume. The following command lists the
volumes in the specified disk pool:
nbdevquery -listdv -stype server_type -dp disk_pool_name
The following is the path to the nbdevquery command:
■ UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
■ Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd
For the server_type, the storage vendor provides the string that identifies the
server type.
117Managing OpenStorage
Managing OpenStorage disk pools