Administrator Guide

Delete a Volume
Delete a volume from a PS Series group when you no longer need the volume.
Prerequisite
A volume must be oine to be deleted.
Steps
1 Click the Storage view.
2 In the Storage pane, select a PS Series group.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 In the Storage tab navigation pane, expand the Volumes node and select the volume to delete.
5 Click Delete. The Delete dialog box opens.
6 Click OK.
• If the volume does not contain data, the volume is permanently deleted.
• If the volume does contain data, the volume is moved to the recycle bin.
Restore a Volume from the Recycle Bin
If you need to access a recently deleted volume, you can restore the volume from the recycle bin.
About this task
A volume in the recycle bin is permanently deleted at the date and time listed in the Purge Time column.
Steps
1 Click the Storage view.
2 In the Storage pane, select a PS Series group.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 In the Storage tab navigation pane, expand the Volumes node and expand the Recycle Bin node.
5 Select the volume to restore from the Recycle Bin node and click Restore Volume. A Restore Volume dialog box opens.
6 To change the name of the volume when it is restored, type a new name in the Name eld.
7 Click OK.
Empty the Recycle Bin
Empty the recycle bin to permanently delete all of the volumes in the recycle bin.
1 Click the Storage view.
2 In the Storage pane, select a PS Series group.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 In the Storage tab navigation pane, expand the Volumes node and select the Recycle Bin node.
5 Click Empty Recycle Bin. The Empty Recycle Bin dialog box opens.
6 Click OK.
Permanently Delete a Volume in the Recycle Bin
Instead of deleting all of the volumes in the recycle bin, you can delete a single volume in the recycle bin.
About this task
A volume in the recycle bin is permanently deleted at the date and time listed in the Purge Time column.
PS Series Storage Array Administration
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