Deleting a Logical Drive

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Use this option to delete a logical drive that:

This option results in an increase of free capacity in the array or additional unconfigured capacity.

Caution:

Important:

You cannot delete a logical drive that is:

Procedure

1

Select the logical drive in the Logical View; then, select either the Logical Drive >> Delete pull-down menu option, or Delete from the right-mouse pop-up menu.

Result: The Delete Logical Drive dialog is displayed.

2

Type Yes and select OK.

Result: The logical drive is deleted and, if it was a standard logical drive or a repository logical drive, any data on it is destroyed. In addition:

If the deleted logical drive was a standard or a repository logical drive and it was...

Then...

The only logical drive in the array

  • The drives associated with the deleted logical drive return to an Unassigned state in the Physical View.
  • The array is removed from the Logical View.
  • The raw capacity of the newly unassigned drives is added to the Unconfigured Capacity node in the Logical View.

One of multiple logical drives in the array

The size of the Free Capacity node is increased if the deleted logical drive was adjacent to a Free Capacity node in the array. Otherwise, a new Free Capacity node is created.

3

If you see system error messages relating to this deleted logical drive, reconfigure or reboot your host system to permanently remove any system information about this logical drive.

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