Removing NAS Member

I do not want to delete the cluster. I want to remove 1 of the 2 NAS members in the cluster. In the admin guide there is information about removing a Controller and I am not certain if this is in reference to the whole member or the individual controllers in the member.

Detach a NAS Controller

To replace a malfunctioning NAS controller without affecting data availability, you can detach the NAS controller and then attach a functioning NAS controller. A detach operation should be used only to replace a NAS controller.

Caution: Detach a NAS controller only when directed by your Customer Support representative.

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Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator’s Manual Add Additional NAS Controllers

In some cases, your support representative might instruct you to cleanly shut down a NAS controller before detaching it. After cleanly shutting down the NAS controller, you can turn on power, wait for the NAS cluster to recognize the NAS controller, and then detach the NAS controller.

You cannot detach a NAS controller if its peer NAS controller is already detached. However, in a 4-controller NAS cluster, you can detach one controller in each NAS controller pair.

To detach a NAS controller:

1. Click Group Configuration, then expand Members.

2.

Select a NAS member and, if necessary, expand it to show the NAS controller name.

3.

After verifying the status of its peer NAS controller, select an attached NAS controller.

4. Click Detach NAS controller.

5. Confirm that you want to detach the NAS controller.

A progress window appears, showing the progress of the detach NAS controller operation. This operation might

take up to 30 minutes to complete.

After you detach a NAS controller:

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An X icon overlays the controller name in the PS Series group hierarchy.

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The NAS controller resets to its factory defaults and powers off, if possible.

Note: Wait for the detach NAS controller operation to complete before starting another long-running operation, such as an add NAS controller pair, attach NAS controller, or NAS reserve resize operation.

You can perform some member maintenance operations with no impact on member operation (for example, replacing a power supply). You can perform other NAS cluster maintenance operations by cleanly shutting down one NAS controller (resulting in a degraded pair), performing the maintenance, and then restarting the controller. See your NAS appliance hardware documentation.

If the detach NAS controller operation fails, contact your customer service representative.

No problem. I already have a support call open and was using the forum to see if anyone had a quick answer for this.

PS = 7.02

FS = 3.0.920760