This section describes the required procedure if you want to remove a previously added custom cloud service provider data disk (for example, a Microsoft Azure managed disk) from your syslog-ng Store Box (SSB) configuration.

For more information about adding a custom cloud service provider data disk to your SSB configuration, see Adding a new custom cloud service provider data disk to your SSB configuration.

Prerequisites

When removing a custom cloud service provider data disk from your SSB configuration, consider the following prerequisites in advance:

  • One Identity recommends that you archive or backup all data from the logspaces that you want to delete from your custom cloud service provider data disk.

  • If there are any referenced objects (for example, logspaces, filtered logspaces, multiple logspaces, remote logspaces, and logpaths) connected to your custom cloud service provider data disk, you must disconnect them from your custom cloud service provider data disk before removing it from your SSB configuration.

Limitations

When removing a custom cloud service provider data disk from your SSB configuration, consider the following limitations in advance:

  • NOTE: After adding a newly created custom cloud service provider data disk to your SSB configuration, and attaching it to a logspace, removing the custom data disk from your SSB configuration has a strict order, especially if there are referenced objects connected to the custom cloud service provider data disk. One Identity recommends that you always complete the following steps in this particular order when removing a custom cloud service provider data disk from your SSB configuration.

  • You can not remove a custom cloud service provider data disk from your SSB configuration if there are any referenced objects connected to it. In these cases, you must disconnect them from your custom cloud service provider data disk before removing it from your SSB configuration.

Removing a custom cloud service provider data disk from your SSB configuration in the Microsoft Azure Portal

If you have carefully considered the prerequisites and limitations, complete the following steps in this exact same order.

To remove a custom cloud service provider data disk from your SSB configuration,

  1. On the SSB side, archive or backup your logspace data, remove the logspaces from your configuration, then shut down your SSB device.

    1. Navigate to Log > Logspaces.

    2. (Optional) Archive or backup all data from the logspaces that you want to delete from your custom cloud service provider data disk.

    3. Delete all logspaces on your custom cloud service provider data disk and click .

    4. Navigate to Log > Disks, delete the custom cloud service provider data disk of your choice, and click .

    5. Navigate to Basic Settings > System.

    6. Under System control, click Shutdown.

  2. On the Microsoft Azure side, stop, deallocate, and detach your custom cloud service provider data disk, then restart the virtual machine for your SSB device.

    1. Log in to your cloud service provider's portal (in this case, the Microsoft Azure portal).

    2. Wait until the power state of your SSB device's virtual machine is Stopped.

      For more information about power states in Microsoft Azure, see VM power states in the Microsoft Azure online tutorial documentation.

    3. Deallocate the virtual machine for your SSB device, then wait until its power state is Stopped (deallocated).

    4. Follow the instructions of the Microsoft Azure online tutorial documentation to detach your custom data disk from the virtual machine for your SSB device.

    5. Restart the virtual machine for your SSB device.

Removing a custom cloud service provider data disk from your SSB configuration in VMware ESXi

If you have carefully considered the prerequisites and limitations, complete the following steps in this exact same order.

To remove a custom cloud service provider data disk from your SSB configuration,

  1. On the SSB side, archive or backup your logspace data, remove the logspaces from your configuration, then shut down your SSB device.

    1. Navigate to Log > Logspaces.

    2. (Optional) Archive or backup all data from the logspaces that you want to delete from your custom cloud service provider data disk.

    3. Delete all logspaces on your custom cloud service provider data disk and click .

    4. Navigate to Log > Disks, delete the custom cloud service provider data disk of your choice, and click .

    5. Navigate to Basic Settings > System.

    6. Under System control, click Shutdown.

  2. On the VMware vSphere Client side, remove your custom cloud service provider data disk, then restart the virtual machine for your SSB device.

    1. Wait until the power state of your SSB device's virtual machine is Stopped.

    2. Edit your virtual machine's hardware settings.

    3. Locate your custom cloud service provider data disk and delete it.

      Figure 42: <your-virtual-machine-in-vmware-esxi> > VM Hardware > Edit settings…

    4. Restart the virtual machine for your SSB device.