Destroying volumes
About destroying volumes
There are two reasons to destroy a volume:
- You no longer need the data it contains.
- You no longer need the volume because you copied the data that it contains elsewhere.
When you destroy a volume, you convert its parity disk and all its data disks back into hot spares. You can then use them in other volumes and other filers.
Caution
If you destroy a volume, all the data in the volume is destroyed and no longer accessible.
Destroying a volume
To destroy a volume, complete the following steps.
Step
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Action
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1 |
Take the volume off-line by entering the following command:
vol offline vol-name
vol-name is the name of the volume that you intend to destroy and whose disks you are converting to hot spares.
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2 |
Enter the following command to destroy the volume:
vol destroy vol-name
vol-name is the name of the volume that you intend to destroy and whose disks you are converting to hot spares.
Result:
The following events occur:
- The volume is destroyed.
- Entries in the /etc/exports file and shares that refer to the volume become incorrect.
- The in-memory information about active exports gets updated automatically, and clients continue to access the exports without problems.
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3 |
If you have...
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Then...
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An NFS-only filer
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Go to Step 5.
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A CIFS-only or multiprotocol filer
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Create shares that refer to the new volume to enable clients to access it.
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4 |
If you have...
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Then...
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A CIFS-only filer
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You are done.
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A multiprotocol filer
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Go to Step 5.
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5 |
Update the system /etc/exports file with the new volume name.
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6 |
Run exportfs.
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7 |
Add the appropriate mount point information to the /etc/fstab or /etc/vfstab file on clients that mount volumes from the filer.
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