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Delete a pool or volume group in SANtricity Storage Plugin for vCenter

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You can delete a pool or volume group to create more unassigned capacity, which you can reconfigure to meet your application storage needs.

Before you begin

  • You must have backed up the data on all of the volumes in the pool or volume group.

  • You must have stopped all input/output (I/O).

  • You must unmount any file systems on the volumes.

  • You must have deleted any mirror relationships in the pool or volume group.

  • You must have stopped any volume copy operation in progress for the pool or volume group.

  • The pool or volume group must not be participating in an asynchronous mirroring operation.

  • The drives in the volume group must not have a persistent reservation.

Steps

  1. From the Manage page, select the storage array with the pool or volume group.

  2. Select Provisioning › Configure Pools and Volume Groups.

  3. Select one pool or volume group from the list.

    You can select only one pool or volume group at a time. Scroll down the list to see additional pools or volume groups.

  4. Select Uncommon Tasks › Delete and confirm.

Results

The system performs the following actions:

  • Deletes all of the data in the pool or volume group.

  • Deletes all the drives associated with the pool or volume group.

  • Unassigns the associated drives, which allows you to reuse them in new or existing pools or volume groups.