topic How to gracefully remove a Nimble Datastore from ESXi & delete the volume from Nimble... in Array Setup and Networking https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/how-to-gracefully-remove-a-nimble-datastore-from-esxi-delete-the/m-p/6981707#M128 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I was wondering if there was an official method of gracefully removing a Nimble Datastore from a ESXi cluster &amp; then deleting that volume from the Nimble array.</P><P>I couldn't find anything online &amp; I saw a few discussions that point to, the need of a specific order in how this task is performed.</P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Jason</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:21:11 GMT jlehman123 2014-01-28T18:21:11Z How to gracefully remove a Nimble Datastore from ESXi & delete the volume from Nimble... https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/how-to-gracefully-remove-a-nimble-datastore-from-esxi-delete-the/m-p/6981707#M128 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I was wondering if there was an official method of gracefully removing a Nimble Datastore from a ESXi cluster &amp; then deleting that volume from the Nimble array.</P><P>I couldn't find anything online &amp; I saw a few discussions that point to, the need of a specific order in how this task is performed.</P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Jason</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:21:11 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/how-to-gracefully-remove-a-nimble-datastore-from-esxi-delete-the/m-p/6981707#M128 jlehman123 2014-01-28T18:21:11Z Re: How to gracefully remove a Nimble Datastore from ESXi & delete the volume from Nimble... https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/how-to-gracefully-remove-a-nimble-datastore-from-esxi-delete-the/m-p/6981708#M129 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>you just delete the datastore and then delete the volume. </P><P></P><P>nothing to special</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Jan 2014 21:34:41 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/how-to-gracefully-remove-a-nimble-datastore-from-esxi-delete-the/m-p/6981708#M129 jrich52352 2014-01-28T21:34:41Z Re: How to gracefully remove a Nimble Datastore from ESXi & delete the volume from Nimble... https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/how-to-gracefully-remove-a-nimble-datastore-from-esxi-delete-the/m-p/6981709#M130 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Justin said it all.&nbsp; Yes it's pretty simple.&nbsp; Here are the detailed notes I've setup for our Org...</P><P></P><H1>Remove Cloned Volume</H1><P>Once your VM is all restored and no longer required you want to be sure to remove the cloned volume.</P><P>Open vCenter server and browse to ‘Datastores and Datastore Clusters’.<BR />Select the desired Datastore, and click ‘Enter SDRS Maintenance Mode’.<BR />Right-Click the datastore and select ‘Unmount’.&nbsp; Run through the unmount wizard.<BR />Right-Click the datastore and select ‘Delete’.&nbsp; Confirm the deletion.</P><P>Login to the Nimble Web Portal, select ‘Manage &gt; Volumes’.</P><P>Select the volume you want to delete.</P><P>Select ‘Set Offline’.<BR />Select ‘Delete’ and confirm the deletion.</P><P></P><P>That’s it.&nbsp; Your volume is all removed.</P><P></P><P></P><P>†Shawn</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:22:55 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/how-to-gracefully-remove-a-nimble-datastore-from-esxi-delete-the/m-p/6981709#M130 eysfilm136 2014-01-29T14:22:55Z Re: How to gracefully remove a Nimble Datastore from ESXi & delete the volume from Nimble... https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/how-to-gracefully-remove-a-nimble-datastore-from-esxi-delete-the/m-p/6981710#M131 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks, I guess I read too much into the known issues change log from the last firmware update. I will give this a try.</P><P></P><P>Jason</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:33:19 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/how-to-gracefully-remove-a-nimble-datastore-from-esxi-delete-the/m-p/6981710#M131 jlehman123 2014-01-29T14:33:19Z