Delete a File System Source¶
Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation
Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation
You can delete a file system source from Alation to remove the sources that you no longer require.
Note
The file system source deletion process is irreversible. Ensure that the source you delete is no longer needed and is safe to delete.
To delete a file system source, you must be either a Server Admin or a Data Source Admin of the source.
To delete a file system source, go to Apps > Sources > Manage Settings and click the delete icon next to the file system source.
Alternatively, you can also delete the file system source from the General Settings tab.
Important
The new user experience OCF connectors that are used in classic user experience can only be deleted from the Admin Settings page.
Go to Admin Settings > Server Admin > Manage Connectors.
On your file system source’s Actions menu, click Delete Connector.
Go to the Settings > General Settings page of your source.
Under the Delete File System section, click Delete.
A pop-up window appears to confirm the file system source name.
Enter the file system source name in uppercase as displayed on the pop-up window and click Delete Permanently.
Read the message displayed on the pop-up window and click, I understand.
If you fail to delete a file system source, contact Alation Support.
To delete a file system source, go to Catalog > File Systems > Manage Settings (Icon) and click the delete icon next to the file system source.
Alternatively, you can delete the file system source from the Admin Settings page.
Go to Admin Settings > Platform Settings > Connectors (Manage Connectors).
On your file system source’s Actions menu, click Delete Connector.
Deletion in Progress Behavior¶
During a deletion process, the UI behavior of the source will be as follows:
In Sources > Browse Sources tab:
In Sources > Manage Settings tab:
If you search the source during its deletion, Alation displays the following message:
Restore Deleted File System Source¶
Alation allows you to restore a deleted file system source. To restore a deleted file system source, go to the General Settings tab of the deleted file system source and click Restore under the Restore File System section. The Restore File System section appears on the General Settings tab irrespective of whether you deleted the File System source from the General Settings tab or the Manage Settings page.
Frequently Asked Questions¶
Why is my file system source disabled and showing a Deletion in progress message?
If your file system source is large, the deletion takes time. Wait for some time. If the issue persists for over a few hours, contact Alation Support.
Additionally, the delete process runs asynchronously. If multiple jobs, such as MDE or QLI run in parallel, the delete process will take time to get its turn in the queue.
Why is my File System source disabled and showing a Deletion failed message?
If the deletion process fails after multiple retries, the deletion failed message is displayed. Contact Alation Support for deletion failure.
The File System source was deleted; however, the search results still display the files, directory, and file attributes.
For the large File System source, Alation clears the search results for the source in batches and it may take some time to remove all the search results. Wait for some time and contact Alation Support if the issue persists over a day.