Most Common SPS/LifeKeeper for Windows Storage Solution

The following is the most commonly requested storage related solution.

Scenario:

A customer wants to remove an existing DataKeeper Resource/Mirror from LifeKeeper/SPS:

Without impacting the existing resources in LifeKeeper/SPS, i.e. File Shares, SAP, Oracle, SQL, DNS
Without having to run various emcmd commands, e.g. deletelocalmirroronly, cleanupmirror

Note: In the DataKeeper UI, the Action Panel shows “Switchover Mirrors”, “Delete Job” and “Delete Mirror” are grayed out.

Reason: When a DataKeeper mirror is or becomes a part of a LifeKeeper/SPS all administration takes place at the LifeKeeper/SPS level

Steps to remove:
In LifeKeeper/SPS:

In the LifeKeeper GUI console, we must remove the dependency that the Volume has been established to/with:

Right click on your parent level resource and select “Remove Dependency…”
Select the appropriate Source Server and Next>
Under Child Resource, select your Volume from the drop down list, Next>
- Their will be dialog as it pertains to the Parent:/Child dependency, select “Remove Dependency”, then Done

Now the Volume Resource is listed as a standalone hierarchy, therefore it must be removed:

Right click on the Volume/Volume Hierarchy and select “Delete Resource Hierarchy . . .”
Select the Target Server, then select Next>
There will be dialog pertaining to Volume Hierarchy and Target Server it will be removed from. Select “Delete”
Select Done

The DataKeeper Storage is no longer a resource in the LifeKeeper/SPS.

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