Delete File System operation

Use this operation to remove a file system.

About this task

This operation runs the mmdelfs IBM Storage Scale command to remove the selected file system. As part of this operation, the file system is unmounted from all nodes, both local and remote. All NSD (Network Shared Disk) and NSD definitions for the file system are deleted and the corresponding volumes are detached from the cluster virtual machines.

For more information about this command, see the related links.

Procedure

  1. Expand the Administration section of the GPFS_Manager operations.
  2. Expand the Delete File System node.
  3. In the File System Name field, specify the name of the file system to be removed.
    You can determine the IBM Storage Scale file system name by running the Get Cluster Status operation.
  4. Click Submit.
  5. Click Confirm when asked to validate your request.

Results

When you run this operation, a new entry is displayed under the Operation Execution Results list, with the name Delete file system. When completed, the status of the operation changes from Active to Done, and the Return Value column displays a link to a log file with the result of the operation. Verify that there are no errors in this log.