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3. Remove all Fluid Cache mappings from all volumes in the cluster (see Removing Volume Mappings).
Note that you do not have to remove non-Fluid Cache mappings.
4. In Enterprise Manager’s Storage view, right-click the Fluid Cache cluster and click Delete.
5. When prompted to confirm the deletion, click OK.
There may be a delay while the deletion is processed.
6. Shut down the Fluid Cache hosts.
Removing a Cluster
1. Stop all I/O on cached volumes.
2. Unmount cached volumes.
3. In Enterprise Manager’s Storage view, right-click the Fluid Cache cluster and click Remove.
4. In Enterprise Manager’s left pane, select the Storage Center for the cached volume.
5. In the Storage tab, expand Servers.
6. If the cluster still has the blue circle with the letters “FC” to indicate that it is a Fluid Cache cluster,
wait a minute or two and refresh the view.
7. If the blue “FC” circle persists, power down the hosts and refresh the view.
8. After the blue circle is replaced with a red “X”, right-click the cluster and click Delete.
9. Shut down the Fluid Cache hosts.
Removing the Fluid Cache Software
NOTE: To completely remove the Fluid Cache software from the server, run the command: rpm -e
$(rpm —qa | grep FLDC)
. Although this command removes all configuration information, in
some cases you may want to remove all components of Fluid Cache from your installation by also
deleting the installation directory: /opt/dell/fluidcache/
Shutting Down and Restarting a Cluster
Shut down a cluster if, for example, you need to perform system maintenance but do not need to make
any configuration changes to the cache network itself.
To shut down a cluster:
1. Exit any applications that access cached volumes.
2. In Enterprise Manager, click Storage.
3. In the Storage pane, expand Fluid Cache Clusters if necessary, and then select the Fluid Cache
cluster.
4. Click Shutdown.
The Shutdown window is displayed.
5. Click Yes.
The system processes for some time while data is flushed. There may be a significant delay for large
amounts of data.
NOTE: While a cluster is shut down, all cached volumes and their data are inaccessible. If you
need to maintain access to these volumes while the cluster is shut down, remap the volumes
before shutting down the cluster.
To restart a cluster:
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