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Delete a volume in NetApp Workload Factory

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Delete a volume in your FSx for ONTAP file system that is no longer required and to free up space. This operation is irreversible.

Before you begin

Consider the following before deleting a volume:

  • Replication relationships: You must delete all existing replication relationships for this volume before deleting the volume so that no broken relationships remain.

  • Local snapshots: All snapshots associated with this FSx for ONTAP file system will be permanently deleted.

  • Volume backups: Volume backup copies will remain and you can still use them.

  • Immutable files and snapshots: Volumes containing immutable files and snapshots cannot be deleted until the retention period ends.

Steps

  1. Log in to the NetApp Console.

  2. Select the menu The hamburger menu icon is used to navigate to Workloads, Workloads > Volumes explorer.

  3. Select the actions menu of the volume to delete.

  4. Select Basic actions then Delete volume.

  5. In the Delete volume dialog, do the following:

    1. Optionally, select Back up the volume to back up the volume before deletion.

      The backup will remain in the file system until you manually delete it.

    2. Select Continue.

    3. Type “delete” to delete the volume.

    4. Select Delete to confirm.