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Delete a Dynamic Volume

When a dynamic volume is deleted, the filesystem on that volume, and

any persistent mounts for the filesystem, are also deleted. Before deleting

a dynamic volume, be sure that the filesystem is no longer needed or has

been copied or backed up to another location. The filesystem must be

unmounted when you perform this operation.

To delete a dynamic volume from the Management Console, select

Storage > Dynamic Volume > Delete Volume. On the Delete Dynamic

Volume window, select the volume that you want to delete and click

either OK or APPLY.

To delete a dynamic volume from the command line, use the following

command:

mx dynvolume destroy <volumeName>

Recreate a Dynamic Volume

Occasionally you may want to recreate a dynamic volume. For example,

you might want to implement striping on a concatenated volume or, if a

striped dynamic volume has been extended, you might want to recreate

the volume to place all of the subdevices in the same stripe set.

When a dynamic volume is recreated, the Matrix Volume Manager first

deletes the volume and then creates it again using the subdevices and

options that you select. When the volume is deleted, any filesystem on

that volume is also removed. Before recreating a volume, be sure that the

filesystem is no longer needed or has been copied or backed up to