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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.

  • FSx for ONTAP backup: FSx for ONTAP 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 using one of the console experiences.

  2. In the Storage tile, select Go to Storage.

  3. From the Storage menu, select FSx for ONTAP.

  4. From FSx for ONTAP, select the actionsenu of the file system with the volume to delete and then select Manage.

  5. From the file system overview, select the Volumes tab.

  6. From the Volumes tab, select the actions menu of the volume to delete.

  7. Select Basic actions then Delete volume.

  8. 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.