Removing a Datastore from an Esx server and Lefthand
Step 1: go to Home > inventory > datastores
Step 2: go to the configuration tab of the specific lun.
Step 3: Click on Properties
Step 4: disable Storage I/O Control
Step 5: wait first on the message that the configuration of Storage I/O Control is completed. When this is completed
When the store is deleted from every esx server you could go to the HP P4000 Centralized Management Console.
Step 6: Go to the cluster > Volumes and Snapshots
Right click on the volume and select Delete Volume.
Update ( 18-12-2011) ( in case you can’t delete the LUN via the vcenter interface ) and you get one of the following errors:
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Unable to configure the ESX host
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Error during the configuration of the host:DestroyVmfsDatastore: can't delete partition 1 on lun naa.5000cca216d1588
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A direct session to the ESX host does not resolve this issue
Than you have to follow the following steps.
To delete the partition:
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Connect to the ESX host using an SSH session or ILO/DRAC.Note: To access the command line on an ESXi host, you must enable Tech Support Mode. For more information, see Tech Support Mode for Emergency Support (1003677).Warning: Tech Support Mode should only be used at the request of VMware technical support.
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Run the command:fdisk /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.<number>
Note: In this command, <number> is the NAA number displayed in the error message.
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Press d.
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Select partition 1.
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Press w. You see the message:The partition table has been altered!
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Refresh the vmfs by running the following command in the SSH or ILO session:vmkfstools –V
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Refresh the VMware Infrastructure Client GUI.
URL: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1017104