You can safely remove system information from a node
canister, if you follow
the proper guidelines and procedure. The information that is removed includes configuration data,
cache data, and location data.
Attention: Do not remove the system data from a node
canister unless
instructed to do so by a service procedure. Do not use this procedure to remove the system data from
the only online node canister in a system. If
the system data is removed or lost from all node canisters in the system, the system is effectively deleted. Attempting a system recovery
procedure to restore a deleted system is not guaranteed to recover all of your volumes.
- Log in to the service assistant of the node canister.
- Use the service assistant node action to hold the node
canister in service
state.
- Click Manage System, then click Remove system
data to remove the system data from the node
canister.
The node canister restarts in
candidate state.