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:

By default, NetBackup automatically decreases disk pool capacity if you remove a disk volume.

To remove a volume from an OpenStorage disk pool

  1. Change the disk volume state to DOWN.

    See Changing OpenStorage disk volume state.

  2. Change the disk pool state to DOWN.

    See Changing OpenStorage disk pool state.

  3. Remove the volume by using the nbdevconfig command. The following is the command syntax:

    install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbdevconfig -deletedv -stype server_type -dp disk_pool_name - dv vol_name

    For the server_type, the storage vendor provides the string that identifies the server type.

  4. Change the disk pool state to UP.

    See Changing OpenStorage disk pool state.