Delete a FlexVol volume
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You can delete a FlexVol volume that is no longer required.
What you'll need
No applications must be accessing the data in the volume you want to delete.
If you accidentally delete a volume, see the Knowledge Base article How to use the Volume Recovery Queue. |
Steps
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If the volume has been mounted, unmount it:
volume unmount -vserver vserver_name -volume volume_name
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If the volume is part of a SnapMirror relationship, delete the relationship by using the
snapmirror delete
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If the volume is online, take the volume offline:
volume offline -vserver vserver_name volume_name
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Delete the volume:
volume delete -vserver vserver_name volume_name
Result
The volume is deleted, along with any associated quota policies and qtrees.