Unmapping a volume from one or more hosts

When volumes or ESXi hosts are no longer needed, or if new ones are to replace the current ones, you can unmap volumes from the hosts.

About this task

Important: A volume (LUN) must remain mapped to at least one host. Otherwise, you cannot view the volume or perform any actions on it from vSphere Web Client.

Procedure

In vSphere Web Client, locate a volume that you want to unmap:
- Go to IBM Storage Services, select a service that contains the volume, open the Related Objects tab, and select the required volume row, or
- Go to IBM Storage Volumes, select the required volume.
Right-click the volume and choose Unmap or use the Actions menu to select Unmap.
Figure 1. Unmap volume

The Unmap Volume dialog box is displayed.
Select the hosts or clusters from which you want to unmap the volume, and then click OK.