4.1.0 HP PolyServe Matrix Server administration guide (T5392-96073, October 2010)

Reuse subdevices in unimportable volumes
The subdevices in an unimportable volume can be reused in other dynamic volumes
or filesystems after the original volume is destroyed. This step removes the volume
signature from all of the subdevices, freeing them for other uses.
On the PolyServe Management Console, when you select a subdevice from an
unimportable volume for use in a new filesystem or a new or extended volume, the
console will report that the subdevice contains a volume signature and will ask whether
you want to destroy the associated dynamic volume. This operation will succeed for
both the incomplete and truncated states. If the volume is in the duplicate state, the
operation will fail and you will need to run the corresponding mx command with the
--reuse option.
The mx dynvolume create, mx dynvolume extend, and mx fs create
commands include the --reuse option, which causes the operation to proceed even
though the specified subdevice may already be in use by another dynamic volume.
The operation will destroy the volume previously using the subdevice.
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