Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Ser - Page 258

• To selectively delete replicas from a set, select the replica set and click Delete replicas in the Activities panel, or right-click the replica set and select Delete Replicas from the menu. In the dialog box that opens, you can select the replicas to be deleted. Hold down the Control key while clicking to select multiple replicas, then click OK to delete the selected replicas. Delete Inbound Replica Sets or Replicas If the primary group is not available, you can delete replicas and replica sets when you are logged in to the secondary group. However, if you delete replicas or replica sets from the secondary group, the primary group information is not updated and errors can result. The following considerations apply: • Dell recommends that you delete replicas when you are logged in to the primary group. • Deleting a replica set disables replication on the volume. • To delete the most recent replica, you must disable replication for the volume. To delete an inbound replica or replica set: 1. Click Replication. 2. Expand the partner name. 3. Expand Volume Replication. 4. Click Inbound Replicas. 5. You must pause inbound replication before you delete an inbound replica set. In the Activities panel, click Pause inbound. When prompted, click Yes to confirm the operation. 6. Delete inbound replicas or replica sets as follows: • To delete an entire replica set, select the replica set and click Delete replica set, or right-click the replica set and select Delete replica set from the menu. • To delete a single replica, select the replica and click Delete replica, or right-click the replica and select Delete replica from the menu. • To selectively delete multiple replicas from a set, select the replica set and click Delete replicas, or right-click the replica set and select Delete replicas from the menu. In the Delete Replicas dialog box, hold down the Control key while selecting the replicas to delete, then click OK. 7. In the Activities panel, click Resume inbound to resume inbound replication. The replica or replica set no longer appears in the group. However, the replica or replica set still appears on the partner (primary group), if it is available. You can log in to the primary group and delete the replica or replica set. Delete Outbound Replica Collection Sets, Replica Collections, or Replicas You can delete an outbound replica collection, an outbound replica that is part of a replica collection, or the entire replica collection set for a volume collection. Deleting a replica collection deletes all the replicas that are in the collection. The following considerations apply: • If you delete a replica from a replica collection, the replica collection no longer represents the contents of the volumes in the collection at the time you created the replica collection. • Deleting a replica collection set disables replication on the volume collection. If you reenable replication on the volume collection, the first replication of each volume is a complete transfer of volume data. • To delete the most recent replica, you must disable replication for the volume. 1. Click Volumes. 2. Expand Volume Collections and then select the collection name. 3. Click the Replication tab. 4. Delete items as follows: • To delete multiple collections or replicas, select the replica set and click Delete Replica Collections. In the Delete Replica Collections dialog box, select the collections or replicas to delete and click OK. (Hold down the Control key to select multiple items.) 258 About Backing Up and Protecting Your Data