User`s guide

162 XgOS User’s Guide • September 2014
Note – Changing the storage configuration when using VMware might require a
rescan to discover those changes and propagate them to the ESX GUI.
▼ Removing vHBAs Connected to Windows Servers
Hosted in VMware
This procedure applies only to Windows virtual machines that do not use VMFS to
access storage. For regular Windows servers, use the general procedure as listed in
“General Procedure” on page 158.
Use the following procedure to gracefully remove the vHBA:
1. On the Windows server, stop all I/O on the vHBA that you want to remove.
2. Shut down any applications that might attempt to access storage over the
vHBA. Close any windows such as command prompts, Explorer windows, and
shares that are accessing the storage volume.
3. Disable the vHBA on the server:
4. Run the Computer Management application by selecting Start->Run and
entering compmgmt.msc at the command prompt.
5. Click Ok.
6. In the Computer Management window, click Device Manager.
7. Expand SCSI and RAID controllers.
8. Right-click on the entry for the vHBA that you want to delete and select
Uninstall.
9. Confirm the uninstall.
If you get a prompt to reboot the Windows server, the vHBA is still in use and
cannot be removed. Click Cancel and confirm that no applications are using the
storage resources on the vHBA.
For example, check for open command prompts to the disk, no Windows Explorer
windows open displaying the disk, no users or shares connected to the disk. Then
uninstall the vHBA by performing Step 3 again.