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Shrink vVols datastore

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This page explains how to remove volumes from a vVols datastore.

Use the remove storage from datastore action on any vVols datastore managed by ONTAP tools in vCenter Server.

You cannot remove storage from a volume if it contains vVols; the remove option will be disabled for such volumes. When removing volumes from the datastore, you also have the option to delete the selected volumes from ONTAP storage.

Note The shrink vVols datastore operation is not supported for vVols datastores based on ASA r2 systems.
Steps

  1. From the vSphere Client home page, select Hosts and Clusters.

  2. In the navigation pane, select the data center that contains the datastore.

  3. Right-click on the vVol datastore and select NetApp ONTAP tools > Remove storage from datastore.

  4. Select volumes that don't have vVols and select Remove.

    Note The option to select the volume on which vVols is residing is disabled.

  5. In the Remove storage pop-up, select Delete volumes from ONTAP cluster checkbox to delete the volumes from datastore and from ONTAP storage and select Delete.