## Deactivating and Purging an SME Cluster

You can archive clusters that are Online, Pending, or Deprecated. For information on cluster states, see the “Viewing Cluster States”.

Archiving and then purging a SME tape cluster involves the following steps:

• Delete all tape groups, tape devices, and tape volume groups.

• Delete all switches and SME interfaces from the cluster.

• Change the cluster state to deactivated.

• Purge (permanently delete) a SME cluster.

Archiving and then purging a SME disk cluster involves the following steps:

• Delete all disk groups and disk devices.

• Delete all switches and SME interfaces from the cluster.

• Change the cluster state to deactivated.

• Purge (permanently delete) a SME cluster.

This section covers the following topics:

• Deactivating an SME Cluster

• Purging an SME Cluster