Removing, replacing an external path – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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3.

Select a path group.

4.

Select the Mapped Volumes tab.

5.

Select an external volume.

6.

In the menu bar, click Actions >External Storage > Edit External Volumes. The Edit External
Volumes window opens.

7.

Select Enable or Disable in Cache Mode.

8.

Click Finish to display the Confirm window.

9.

Confirm the settings and enter the task name in the Task Name box.

10. In the Confirm window, click Apply.

Removing, replacing an external path

You can remove a path so it is no longer available to the external volume. You remove a path to
replace it with another external path or to perform maintenance on the physical link.

NOTE:

All external paths must be removed before detaching a channel adaptor, otherwise the

channel adaptor cannot be detached.

Prerequisite information

Before removing a path, make sure it is disconnected. See

Disconnecting an external path

(page 41)

for instructions.

Procedure 11 To remove an external path

1.

In Remote Web Console, click External Storages in the Storage Systems tree.

2.

In the External Storages window, select an external system.

3.

In the window for the external system, select a path group row.

4.

Click Edit External Path Configuration at the bottom of the window.

5.

In the Edit External Path Configuration window, in the Selected External Paths list, select the
path to be removed and click Remove.

The external path is deleted from the Selected External Paths list.

6.

Click Finish.

7.

In the Confirm window, check settings, accept or enter a new task name, and then click Apply.

If you are replacing the path, see

Adding an external path to an existing path group (page 40)

.

Path maintenance

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