Deleting a Volume

You can delete volumes on a controller to reuse that space for new volumes.
caution: All data on a volume is lost when you delete it. Make sure to back up the data before you delete a volume.

Perform the following steps to delete a volume.

  1. Navigate to the Controller Dashboard, click an array name (for example, Array_1).
    Click the icon that corresponds to the array to display its contents.
    The volumes an drives associated with the selected array appear.
  2. Click the volume that you want to delete.
  3. Select Actions > Delete.
    A confirmation dialog appears.
  4. Select Confirm and click Yes, Delete to proceed with the delete operation.
    Note: You can delete an operating system or file system volume. However, if you try to do so, the following message appears.
    Selected Volume has an OS/FS, are you sure you want to delete it?