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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10

Unmount NFS and VMFS datastores

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The Unmount datastore action removes an NFS or VMFS datastore from ESXi hosts. It is available for datastores discovered or managed by ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere.

Steps

  1. Log in to the vSphere client.

  2. Right-click on a 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. When the operation is performed on a protected datastore, a warning message is displayed on the screen.

  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.

    If the datastore is part of a protected host cluster, a warning message is displayed.

Note If the protected datastore is unmounted the exiting protection setting might result in partial protection. Refer to Modify protected host cluster to enable complete protection.
What's next?

You can track the progress in the recent tasks panel.