How to Unmount a Shared File System

You must unmount a shared file system before upgrading hardware.


Note - The main reasons to unmount a shared file system are to validate its configuration or to upgrade hardware. You cannot grow a shared file system through the browser interface.


To unmount a shared file system:

  1. From the Manage Hosts menu or the Managed Hosts page, choose the name of the server that is acting as the metadata server for the shared file system.

    The File Systems Summary page is displayed.

  2. Scroll through the table and click the shared file system that you want to unmount.

    The File System Details page is displayed.

  3. For each client or potential metadata server participating in the shared file system, do the following:
    1. Select the radio button next to the client or potential metadata server.
    2. From the Operations menu, choose Unmount.

      The client or potential metadata server is redisplayed with the unmounted value in the Mount State column.

    3. Select the radio button next to the metadata server, and choose Unmount from the Operations menu.

      The metadata server is redisplayed with the unmounted value in the Mount State column.