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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk
  3. Managing OpenStorage
  4. Managing OpenStorage storage servers
  5. Deleting an OpenStorage storage server
Veritas NetBackup™ OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk

Deleting an OpenStorage storage server

If you delete a storage server, NetBackup removes it from your configuration.

Warning:

Do not delete a storage server if the storage that it manages contains unexpired NetBackup images.

To delete an OpenStorage storage server

  1. If the storage server currently manages volumes, perform the following tasks:
    • Expire the images on the volumes.

      Warning:

      If unexpired images are deleted, data loss may occur.

    • Delete the storage units that comprise the disk pools.

    • Delete the disk pools.

  2. In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media and Device Management > Credentials > Storage Servers
  3. Select the storage server that you want to delete.
  4. On the Edit menu, select Delete.
  5. Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
  6. On the NetBackup master server, use the following command to delete the storage server from the NetBackup EMM database:

    Linux: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbemmcmd -deletehost -machinename storage_server_name -machinetype ndmp

    Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbemmcmd -deletehost -machinename storage_server_name -machinetype ndmp

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