Administrator Guide

Delete a Live Volume
Use the Live Volumes tab to delete a Live Volume.
About this task
If the Live Volume manages a replication, the managed replication is converted into a standalone replication when the Live Volume is
deleted.
Steps
1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. On the Live Volumes tab, select the Live Volume, then click Delete. The Delete Objects dialog box appears.
3. Select deletion options:
• Convert to Replication: Select this check box to convert the Live Volume to a replication.
NOTE: When you delete a Live Volume, the QoS settings are retained on the primary Storage Center volume and
the QoS settings on the secondary Storage Center volume are modied to the system defaults.
• Recycle Secondary Volume: Enable this check box if you want to move the secondary volume to the Recycle Bin on the
secondary Storage Center.
• Delete Secondary Volume: Select this check box if you do not want to retain the deleted secondary volume in the Recycle
Bin (not recommended).
WARNING: If you delete the secondary volume, you cannot recover the volume — it is permanently deleted from
the Storage Center.
• Delete Restore Point: Select this check box to delete the restore point for the Live Volume.
4. When you are nished, click OK.
Force Delete a Live Volume
Force Delete is an option for Live Volumes in a fractured state or if Storage Manager can view only one side of the Live Volume
because the other side is down. A Live Volume is fractured if both secondary and primary Live Volumes are designated as primary or
if
Storage Manager can communicate with only the primary Live Volume.
Prerequisites
• At least one of the Storage Centers must be running version 6.7 or higher
• Both Live Volumes are inactive or Storage Manager is managing only one of the Storage Centers
About this task
The following scenarios allow force delete.
Live Volume to
Delete
Failed
Over
Active Live
Volume
Visible to Storage Manager
Primary No Primary Primary only
Primary Yes Secondary Primary and secondary
Secondary No Primary Secondary only
Secondary Yes Secondary Secondary only
Steps
1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. Click the Live Volumes tab then select a Live Volume.
3. Click Force Delete.
The Force Delete dialog box appears.
4. Select the Storage Center that will retain the volume device ID.
NOTE: Only managed Storage Centers can be selected.
NOTE: If a Storage Center is selected to retain the volume device ID, the QoS setting is also retainedl. The Storage
Centers not selected to retain the volume device ID will have the QoS setting modied to the system defaults.
5. Click Next.
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Storage Center Replications and Live Volumes