Deleting pools

You can delete pools that have a 0% usage rate and that are not assigned for DP-VOLs.

Deleting a pool blocks its pool-VOLs (LDEVs). To use blocked pool-VOLs, format the volumes.

NoteIf the blocked pool-VOL is an external volume, select Normal Format when formatting the volume.

For more information about DP-VOL requirements, see the Provisioning Guide for your storage system.

Procedure

  1. In the Explorer pane, click Storage Systems, expand the storage system tree, and then click Pools.

  2. In the Pools tab, from the list of pools, select the check box for the pool that you want to delete, and then click More Actions Delete Pools.

  3. In the Delete Pools window of the Delete Pools wizard, click Finish, and then confirm the settings.

    Click Next if you want to perform volume shredding to erase data from the volume.

    For details on volume shredding operations, see the Volume Shredder User Guide.

  4. Accept the default task name or enter a unique name.

    You can enter up to 32 letters, numbers, and symbols, except the following:

    \ / : , ; * ? " < > |

  5. If you want to monitor the task after submitting it, select Go to tasks window for status.

  6. Click Apply to submit the task.

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