Deleting some capacity saving-enabled DP-VOLs in a pool

Use the following workflow to delete some (but not all) of the DP-VOLs for which the capacity saving setting is enabled in a pool.

If you want to delete all of the capacity saving-enabled DP-VOLs in a pool, see Deleting all capacity saving-enabled DP-VOLs in a pool for instructions.

  1. Block the capacity saving-enabled DP-VOLs that you want to delete using the Block LDEVs window. For instructions, see Blocking LDEVs.

  1. Format the (blocked) capacity saving-enabled DP-VOLs using the Format LDEVs window. For instructions, see Formatting a specific LDEV.

olh-note.gif The formatting operations for capacity saving-enabled DP-VOLs might take a lot of time.

  1. Delete the (formatted) capacity saving-enabled DP-VOLs using the Delete LDEVs window. For instructions, see Deleting a DP-VOL.