You can delete an advanced storage device when it is no
longer needed. You cannot delete an advanced storage device that is
referenced by an advanced storage area.
About this task
The entry for a deleted storage device is
automatically removed from the object store. The deleted storage device
is no longer available.
Important: Deleting a storage
device is an irreversible operation.
Procedure
To delete an advanced storage device:
- Remove all FileNet® P8 content
from all the advanced storage areas that use the device that you want
to delete. For example, use a search to identify documents
and annotations in the advanced storage area that is associated with
the device, and then delete or move the content of the documents and
annotations.
- Open the advanced storage device:
- In the object store navigation pane, click the folder.
- Right-click the advanced storage device that you want
to delete, and click Open.
- Remove the advanced storage device from the advanced storage
areas that use it:
- In the storage device details pane, click the Storage
Areas tab.
- In the Connected storage areas table,
click the storage area name that
you want to disassociate from the device.
- In the advanced storage area details pane, click the Devices tab.
- In the Device connections table,
select the check box for the device that you want to remove.
- Click Disconnect.
- In the confirmation prompt, click OK.
- Click Save.
- Close the advanced storage area tab.
- Repeat as needed to remove the advanced storage device
from all advanced storage areas that reference the device.
- In the Advanced Storage Device details
pane, click .