Destroying a vFiler unit

Effects of destroying a vFiler unit

Destroying a vFiler unit has the following effects:

All resources associated with the vFiler unit are released to the hosting storage system.
No data is destroyed.
All the vFiler unit's IP addresses are unconfigured and the corresponding entries in the storage system's /etc/rc file are removed.
If the vFiler unit was not in the same IPspace as the hosting storage system, the IP addresses previously owned by the vFiler unit are not available for use after you destroy the vFiler unit.
The effects on quotas are the same as when you move resources from a vFiler unit to the hosting storage system. See Considerations for moving resources between vFiler units for more information about how moving the resources to the hosting storage system affects quotas.
Clients using LUNs experience an interruption of service.
You must unmap all of a vFiler unit's LUNs before you can destroy it. The LUNs themselves are not destroyed. You can remap them from the hosting storage system, or from another vFiler unit if you reallocate the storage to that vFiler unit. For information on mapping and unmapping LUNs, see the Block Access Management Guide.

The vFiler unit must be stopped before you can destroy it.

To destroy a vFiler unit, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Unmap any LUNs that are mapped to the vFiler unit's storage. See the Block Access Management Guide for instructions.
2	Enter the following command to stop the vFiler: vfiler stop vfiler_name
3	Enter the following command: vfiler destroy [ -f ] vfiler_name Without the `-f` option, the command displays a confirmation prompt. With the `-f` option, the command destroys the vFiler immediately. Result All resources previously owned by the vFiler are returned to the hosting storage system.

Step

Action

Unmap any LUNs that are mapped to the vFiler unit's storage.

See the Block Access Management Guide for instructions.

Enter the following command to stop the vFiler:

vfiler stop vfiler_name

Enter the following command:

vfiler destroy [ -f ] vfiler_name

Without the -f option, the command displays a confirmation prompt. With the -f option, the command destroys the vFiler immediately.

All resources previously owned by the vFiler are returned to the hosting storage system.