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(Optional) Update the task name and provide a description.
6.
(Optional) Expand Schedule to specify the task schedule. You can specify the task to run
immediately or later. The default setting is Now. If the task is scheduled to run immediately, you
can select View task status to monitor the task after it is submitted.
7.
Click Submit. If the task is scheduled to run immediately, the process begins.
8.
You can check the progress and result of the task on the Tasks & Alerts tab. Click the task name
to view details of the task.
When the task completes, the data is shredded or reformatted from the volume.
Related topics
• Unallocating volumes from hosts
• Deleting unallocated volumes
About deleting unallocated volumes
Volumes that are not allocated to any host can be deleted and their space added to the unused
capacity of THP/Smart pools or parity groups. To completely and securely remove the data, shred
the volume data before deleting the volume.
Related topics
• Deleting unallocated volumes
• About removing hosts and releasing associated resources
• About releasing a LUSE volume
Deleting unallocated volumes
You can delete unallocated volumes from a registered storage system.
Prerequisites
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Identify the target storage system
•
Identify the target volumes
•
Shred volume data, if needed
•
Unallocate volumes
1.
On the Resources tab, select the target storage system.
2.
Expand the tree and select the storage system from which you want to delete volumes.
3.
Select Open-Unallocated or THP Pools and then select the THP Vols tab of the target THP/Smart
pool.
4.
From the volume list, select the volumes that you want to delete, and then click Delete Volumes.
5.
Specify additional information, as appropriate:
• Verify the information that is displayed.
• Enter a name in Task Name.
• Specify when to execute the task.
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