- Start, stop, or remove a file system

# Start, stop, or remove a file system

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To start a file system:

1. | At the menu bar, click the Configuration drop-down menu and click File Systems.

2. | In the table entry for the file system, on the far right, click the Actions drop-down menu and click Start. The metadata and object store targets are started, enabling the file system to be mounted by clients.

To stop a file system:

1. | At the menu bar, click the Configuration drop-down menu and click File Systems.

2. | In the table entry for the file system, on the far right, click the Actions drop-down menu and click Stop to stop the metadata and object store targets. This action makes the file system unavailable to clients. Click Confirm to complete this action.

To remove a file system from the manager:

1. | At the menu bar, click the Configuration drop-down menu and click File Systems.

2. | To remove a file system, in the table entry for the file system, click the Actions drop-down menu and click Remove. File system contents will remain intact until volumes are re-used in another file system. Click Confirm to complete this action.