Dell PowerVault MD3660f Administrator's Guide - Page 147
Deleting A Secondary Virtual Disk In A Replicated Pair From A Storage Array
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When a primary virtual disk is deleted from a remote virtual disk replication, the following occurs: • The primary virtual disk is deleted from the storage array. NOTE: The virtual disk is permanently deleted from the storage array and all data on the primary virtual disk is permanently lost. • The replication relationship breaks. • The capacity of the deleted virtual disk becomes unconfigured free capacity in the storage array and is available for creation of new virtual disks. • The secondary virtual disk becomes a regular, standard virtual disk and is can accept both reads and writes. Deleting A Secondary Virtual Disk CAUTION: Deleting a secondary virtual disk results in the permanent loss of the data on the secondary virtual disk. NOTE: Depending on which premium features are enabled on the storage array, deleting a secondary virtual disk may delete all associated virtual disks, resulting in a possible loss of data on those virtual disks. NOTE: You cannot delete a secondary virtual disk while it is synchronizing. When a secondary virtual disk is deleted, the replication relationship is removed and the remote virtual disk replication is destroyed. For steps describing how to delete a secondary virtual disk, see Deleting A Virtual Disk From A Replicated Pair In A Storage Array. Deleting A Primary Virtual Disk In A Replicated Pair From A Storage Array 1. Stop all I/O activity to the primary virtual disk and unmount any file systems on the primary virtual disk. 2. In the AMW of the storage array containing the primary virtual disk, select the Storage & Copy Services tab. 3. In the Logical pane, right-click the primary virtual disk, then select Delete. The Delete Virtual Disks dialog is displayed. 4. Select one or more virtual disks to delete, then click Delete. The Confirm Delete Virtual Disk(s) dialog is displayed. 5. In the Confirmation text box, type Yes and click OK. The Delete Virtual Disks - Progress bar is displayed. 6. When the deletion is complete, click OK. The primary virtual disk is deleted from the storage array. The secondary virtual disk in the replicated pair now becomes a regular standard virtual disk in the storage array. NOTE: The primary virtual disk is deleted from the storage array and all data on the virtual disk is permanently lost. Deleting A Secondary Virtual Disk In A Replicated Pair From A Storage Array 1. Stop all I/O activity on the secondary virtual disk and unmount any file systems on the secondary virtual disk. 2. In the AMW of the storage array that contains the secondary virtual disk, select the Storage & Copy Services tab. 3. In the object tree, right-click the secondary virtual disk, then select Delete. The Delete Virtual Disks dialog is displayed. 4. Select one or more virtual disks to delete, then click Delete. The Confirm Delete Virtual Disk(s) dialog is displayed. 5. In the Confirmation text box, type Yes and click OK. The Delete Virtual Disks - Progress bar is displayed. 6. When the deletion is complete, click OK. 147