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Pausing and resuming the decommission process for Storage Nodes

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If necessary, you can pause the decommission procedure for a Storage Node during certain stages. You must pause decommissioning on a Storage Node before you can start a second maintenance procedure. After the other procedure is finished, you can resume decommissioning.

What you'll need

  • You must be signed in to the Grid Manager using a supported browser.

  • You must have the Maintenance or Root Access permission.

Steps

  1. Select Maintenance > Maintenance Tasks > Decommission.

    The Decommission page appears.

  2. Click Decommission Nodes.

    The Decommission Nodes page appears. When the decommission procedure reaches either of the following stages, the Pause button is enabled.

    • Evaluating ILM

    • Decommissioning Erasure Coded data

  3. Click Pause to suspend the procedure.

    The current stage is paused, and the Resume button is enabled.

    Decommission Nodes Procedure Paused

  4. After the other maintenance procedure is finished, click Resume to proceed with the decommission.