If the blocked pool-VOL is an external volume, select Normal Format when formatting the volume.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.
If the blocked pool-VOL is an external volume, select Normal Format when formatting the volume.
For more information about DP-VOL requirements, see the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600 Provisioning Guide.
Navigate to the Pools window.
In Hitachi Command Suite:
On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand the storage system tree.
Expand the target storage system, right-click DP Pools, and then select System GUI.
In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:
In the Explorer pane, click Storage Systems, and then expand the storage system tree.
Click Pools.
In the Pools tab in the Pools window, select the check box for the pool that you want to delete from the list and then click More Actions > Delete Pools.
In the Delete Pools window of the Delete Pools wizard, click Finish.
Click Next if you want to perform volume shredding to erase data from the volume.
For details on volume shredding operations, see the Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide.
In the Confirm window, complete the following.
Confirm the settings.
Enter a name for your task in Task Name.
(Optional) Select Go to tasks window for status if you want the Tasks window to open after you click Apply.
Click Apply.
The pool is deleted, and if the Go to tasks window for status check box was selected, the Tasks window appears.