VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1 Administrator's Guide

Administering Disks
Removing a Disk From VxVM Control
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Removing a Disk From VxVM Control
After removing a disk from a disk group, you can permanently remove it from VERITAS
Volume Manager control by running the vxdiskunsetup command:
# /usr/lib/vxvm/bin/vxdiskunsetup c#t#d#
CAUTION The vxdiskunsetup command removes a disk from VERITAS Volume Manager
control by erasing the VXVM metadata on the disk. To prevent data loss, any
data on the disk should first be evacuated from the disk. The vxdiskunsetup
command should only be used by a system administrator who is trained and
knowledgeable about VERITAS Volume Manager.