GUI – Detaching storage services from a vCenter server

When required, you can detach a storage service with all its pools from the vCenter server to which it is attached.

About this task

  • A detached storage service, along with its pools, can no longer be managed by the included solution components (see Included cloud interfaces).
  • If the pools on the detached service contain working volumes, the information of these volumes is no longer displayed in vSphere Web Client. However, vSphere data access and service level for these volumes is not affected. In addition, the removed storage pools (including its volumes) can be managed from the standard IBM storage system management tools.
  • After the detachment, you can attach the storage service again to fully restore its management.

Procedure

  1. On the Orchestrations pane, click a vCenter server from which you want to detach one or more storage services. The services that are currently attached to the vCenter server are highlighted on the Spaces/Services pane.
  2. Click on the service that you want to detach. The service color changes to gray to indicate the successful detachment.

    You can continue the process by clicking attached services under the current space.