Users Guide

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Complete Syntax
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omconfig storage vdisk action=deletevdisk controller= id vdisk=id
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where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values, you would enter omreport storage controller to
display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller.
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In some circumstances, you may receive a warning message if you attempt to delete a virtual disk containing the system or boot partition. You can override
this warning by using the [force=yes] parameter. In this case, the syntax is as follows:
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omconfig storage vdisk action=deletevdisk controller= id vdisk=id [force=yes]
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Example Syntax
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For example, to delete virtual disk 4 on controller 1, you would enter:
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omconfig storage vdisk action=deletevdisk controller= 1 vdisk=4
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omconfig Format Virtual Disk
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Does my controller support this feature? See "Supported Features."
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Use the following omconfig command syntax to format a virtual disk.
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Complete Syntax
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omconfig storage vdisk action=format controller=id vdisk=id
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where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values, you would enter omreport storage controller to
display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller.
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Example Syntax
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For example, to format virtual disk 4 on controller 1, you would enter:
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omconfig storage vdisk action=format controller=1 vdisk=4
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omconfig Reconfiguring Virtual Disks
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Does my controller support this feature? See "Supported Features."
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CAUTION: Deleting a virtual disk destroys all information including file systems and volumes residing on the virtual disk. You may receive a
warning message if you attempt to delete the system or boot partition. However, this warning message is not generated in all circumstances. You
should be certain that you are not deleting the system or boot partition or other vital data when using this command.