VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Volume Tasks
Removing a Volume
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Removing a Volume
CAUTION Removing a volume can result in data loss.
This procedure permanently removes a volume and all of its data. You
should only remove a volume if you are sure that you do not need the
data in the volume (or the data is backed up elsewhere). You can remove
a volume to make the underlying disk space available for use elsewhere.
To remove a volume
Step 1. Select the volume to be removed.
Step 2. Choose Volumes > Remove (Selected menu) or Volume Remove
(Command Launcher).
Step 3. Complete the Remove Volume dialog box as follows:
When you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box,
click OK.
Volume(s): If the correct volume name is not already displayed in
this field, type the volume’s name or click Browse to
select the volume.
Notes:
• Removing a volume destroys all of the data in that volume.
• When a volume is removed, the space it occupied is returned to the
free space pool.