Removing a volume from an OpenStorage disk pool
Use the NetBackup nbdevconfig command to remove a volume from a disk pool. The following are the prerequisites:
NetBackup image fragments cannot exist on the disk volume.
NetBackup jobs cannot be active on the disk volume.
By default, NetBackup automatically decreases disk pool capacity if you remove a disk volume.
To remove a volume from an OpenStorage disk pool
- Change the disk volume state to DOWN.
- Change the disk pool state to DOWN.
- Remove the volume by using the nbdevconfig command. The following is the command syntax:
nbdevconfig -deletedv -stype server_type -dp disk_pool_name -dv vol_name
The following is the path to the nbdevconfig command:
UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmdWindows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd
For the server_type, the storage vendor provides the string that identifies the server type.
- Change the disk pool state to UP.