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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10

Unmount NFS and VMFS datastores in ONTAP tools

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Use this task to unmount an NFS or VMFS datastore from ESXi hosts. Cluster-level datastore unmount is not supported through the UI or APIs.

Beginning with ONTAP tools 10.6, unmount is blocked for protected VMFS datastores.

Steps

  1. Log in to the vSphere client.

  2. Right-click an NFS or VMFS datastore object and select Unmount datastore.

    The vSphere client opens a dialog box and lists the ESXi hosts that mount the datastore. If the datastore is protected, ONTAP tools blocks the request and shows a message that the datastore is under protection and cannot be unmounted.

  3. Select one or more ESXi hosts to unmount the datastore.

    You cannot unmount the datastore from all hosts. The user interface suggests that you use the delete datastore operation instead.

  4. Select the Unmount button.

    The Unmount datastore option is available only when the host is moved outside the protected host cluster.

Note If a datastore is protected, you must remove protection before you can unmount it.
What's next?

You can track the progress in the recent tasks panel.