Deleting a volume, Restrictions on deleting volumes, Prerequisites – HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions User Manual
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Deleting a volume
Delete a volume to remove that volume’s data from the storage system and make that space
available. Deleting a volume also deletes all the snapshots underneath that volume, except for
clone points and shared snapshots. For more information, see
and
CAUTION:
Deleting a volume permanently removes that volume’s data and any replicas of that
volume's data per the data protection level for the volume from the storage system.
Restrictions on deleting volumes
You cannot delete a volume when the volume has a schedule that creates remote copies. You must
delete the remote copy schedule first.
Prerequisites
Stop any applications that are accessing the volume and log off all associated iSCSI sessions.
Delete the volume
1.
In the navigation window, select the volume you want to delete.
2.
Click Volume Tasks and select Delete Volume.
3.
Click Delete Volume on the confirmation message.
Delete multiple volumes
1.
In the navigation window, select Volumes and Snapshots.
2.
Select one or more snapshots and volumes to delete.
Figure 76 Deleting multiple volumes in one operation
3.
Right-click and select Delete Volumes.
A warning message opens, asking you to verify that you want to delete the volumes and all
the data on them.
4.
Select the check box to confirm the deletion and click Delete.
The volumes and their associated snapshots (except for clone points and shared snapshots)
are deleted from the cluster.
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