You can delete a device such as a DS5000 storage server. Deleting the device removes the device
serial number and its key data from the IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager database.
About this task
If the device is in the DS5000 device family and
machine affinity is enabled, deleting the device also deletes any relationship between a device and
a machine.
You can use the Delete menu item or the Device Delete REST Service
to delete a device. Your role must have permissions to the delete action and to
the appropriate device group.
Procedure
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Go to the appropriate page or directory.
- Graphical user interface:
- Log on to the graphical user interface.
- In the Key and Device Management section on Welcome page, select
DS5000.
- Click .
- Alternatively, right-click DS5000 and select Manage keys and
devices.
- On the management page for
DS5000
, select a device.
- click Delete.
- Alternatively, right-click a drive and then select Delete.
- REST interface:
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Use the Machine Device List REST Service to obtain the
uuid
of the device that you intend to delete. Use the Machine Device Delete REST
Service to delete any associations that the device has with machines.
For example, you can send the following HTTP requests:
GET https://localhost:port/SKLM/rest/v1/machines/device?machineID=
3042383030303437000000000000
Content-Type: application/json
Accept : application/json
Authorization: SKLMAuth authId=139aeh34567m
DELETE https://localhost:port/SKLM/rest/v1/machines/device
Content-Type: application/json
Accept : application/json
Authorization: SKLMAuth authId=139aeh34567m
{"deviceUUID”:”DEVICE-663b6d37-e6d5-4c9f-af90-e40e48d27f3c","machineID":
"3042383030303437000000000000”}
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Delete the device.