The Basics : Delete protected nodes
  
Delete protected nodes
During the setup process you identified the Protected Nodes (PN) that you want to protect.
You might want to delete a specific PN if:
• You removed the host from production. In this case, you want to “free up” a license or vdisk disk space, especially if you don’t have enough disk space to enroll protected nodes in production. Licensing is based on the number of nodes being protected.
• You want to move the PN to another HA. Only one HA can protect a given PN.
The onQ Portal will not let you delete a PN if:
• PN is in production.
• PN is being backed up.
• HA’s RN is in test mode, production mode, or in the process of being tested (self-test) or updated.
• DR Appliance's RN is in the process of being tested (self-test) or updated.
However, if you think you might have plans for the PN in the future, disable it instead.
To delete a PN:
After you delete the PN, you cannot start the RN on the HA. Also, When you delete a PN on an HA, onQ automatically propagates that deletion on the DR Appliance, in addition to removal of PN data if you instruct onQ to do so.
1. Log on to the HA’s onQ Portal.
2. Ensure that the HA‑to‑DR link is working. Go to Test HA‑to‑DR Link.
3. Disable protection for the PN that you want to delete, then do the following if applicable:
• If PN backup is in progress, either wait for it to complete or stop the backup.
• If RN update is in progress, either wait for it to complete or stop the update.
• If RN is running a self-test, wait for it to complete.
• If RN is running in test or production mode, power off the RN.
4. Click on the PROTECTION CONFIG tab, then select the PN from the list.
5. Click the button labeled with the minus sign (-).
 
Warning:  Deleting a PN purges the PN’s virtual machine (vdisk); a deletion does not purge all the data associated with that PN. If you delete orphan data for a given PN, Quorum recommends that you do so for both the HA and the DR. If you remove orphan data for a given PN from the HA—but not from the DR, then later re-enroll that same PN on the same HA, the DR fails to add the future snapshots for this PN thereby compromising disaster recovery.
6. (Optional) Select the Remove... check box to delete all the PN’s data, then Yes. Alternatively, delete the orphan data later.
The onQ Portal returns you to the PROTECTION CONFIG tab, and the PN disappears from the list.