Deleting a copy from a VDisk

Use the Deleting a Copy from VDisk panel in the SAN Volume Controller Console to delete a mirrored copy from the selected virtual disk (VDisk).

If the VDisk that you are deleting a copy from maps to a solid-state drive (SSD), the data that is stored on the VDisk is not protected against SSD failures or node failures. To avoid data loss, ensure that a VDisk copy exists that maps to an SSD on another node.

This task assumes that you have already launched the SAN Volume Controller Console.

Complete the following steps to delete a mirrored copy from a VDisk:

  1. Click Work with Virtual Disks > Virtual Disks in the portfolio. The Viewing Virtual Disks panel is displayed.
  2. Select the VDisk with a copy to delete and select Delete a Mirrored VDisk Copy from the task list. Click Go. The Deleting a Copy from VDisk panel is displayed.
  3. If necessary, click Force delete to force the deletion of the VDisk copy in the following situations:
    • Migration to an image mode VDisk is in progress for the selected VDisk copy.
    • If the selected VDisk copy is an image mode with virtual medium errors.
    • The cache is not empty for an image mode VDisk copy.
    • The image mode VDisk copy is not synchronized.
    If the copy being deleted is the last synchronized VDisk copy, the VDisk and all its copies are deleted.
  4. Select the VDisk copy to delete and click OK.
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