Deleting A Volume - IBM Storwize V5010 Manual

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4. Click Finish to start the migration. After the task is complete, check the results and click

Close to return to the Volumes panel.

Important: Use image mode to import or export existing data into or out of the IBM

Storwize V5000. Migrate data from image mode MDisks to other storage pools to benefit

from storage virtualization.

For more information about importing volumes from external storage, see Chapter 7, "Storage

migration" on page 349 and Chapter 4, "Storage pools" on page 143.

8.3.10 Deleting a volume

To delete a volume, complete the following steps:

1. Select Delete from the Actions menu.

2. Confirm the number of volumes and select the check box if you want to force the deletion.

Figure 8-53 shows the Delete Volume panel.

Figure 8-53 Delete Volume panel

3. Click Delete to remove the selected volume or volumes from the system. After the task

completes, click Close to return to the Volumes panel.

Important: You must force the deletion if the volume has host mappings or if the volume is

used in FlashCopy mappings. To be cautious, always ensure that the volume has no

association before you delete it.

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