9.5.01 HP P4000 SAN Solution User Guide (AX696-96168, February 2012)

• Remove the storage system from the cluster. See “Removing a storage system from a cluster”
(page 137).
• Let any restripe operations finish completely.
Remove the storage system
1. Log in to the management group from which you want to remove a storage system.
2. In the navigation window, select the storage system to remove.
3. Click Storage System Tasks on the Details tab, and select Remove from Management Group.
4. Click OK on the confirmation message.
In the navigation window, the storage system is removed from the management group and
moved to Available Systems pool.
Deleting a management group
Delete a management group when you are completely reconfiguring your SAN and you intend to
delete all data on the SAN.
CAUTION: When a management group is deleted, all data stored on storage systems in that
management group is lost.
Prerequisites
• Log in to the management group.
• Remove all volumes and snapshots.
• Delete all clusters.
Delete the management group
1. In the navigation window, log in to the management group.
2. Click Management Group Tasks on the Details tab, and select Delete Management Group.
3. In the Delete Management Window, enter the management group name, and click OK.
After the management group is deleted, the storage systems return to the Available Systems
pool.
Setting the management group version
If instructed by customer support, you can set the management group version back to a previous
version of the software. Setting the version back requires using a special command line option
before opening the CMC. Customer support will instruct you on using the command line option.
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