Removing disks from disk groups
The Management Server console lets you remove a disk from a disk group which is in the control of Storage Foundation.
You can remove one or more disks from an existing disk group on your host. A disk that is a part of any disk group can be removed if there are no volumes using the disk. The disks cannot be removed from a deported or a foreign disk group.
This operation can be launched from the contexts of disks and disk groups.
Warning: If all the disks within the disk group are selected for removal, the disk group is destroyed.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the host or the Server perspective. The permission on the host may be explicitly assigned or inherited from a parent Organization.
To remove a disk from a disk group
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In the Management Server console, go to the Server perspective and expand Manage in the left pane.
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Expand the Organization or Uncategorized Hosts to locate and select the host.
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Expand the host and select Disk Groups and click on theDisks tab.
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Do one of the following:
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Right-click on the disk group and select Remove Disk.
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Click on the Disks tab to locate the required disk on the host. Right-click on the disk and selectRemove From Disk Group.
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If you launch the operation to remove a disk from the disk group, in the Disk Selection wizard panel, select the disks from the list of disks. To search for disks using one or more filter criteria, click Edit. If all the disks in the disk group are selected to be removed, the disk group is destroyed. Click** Next**.
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In the Remove Disk From Disk Group Summary wizard panel, verify the details of the disks and the disk group. Click Finish.
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To remove the disk from the Disks tab, in the Remove Disk From Disk Group wizard panel, confirm the disk group from which you want to remove the selected disks. ClickOK.
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In the Result panel, verify that the disks have been removed successfully from the disk group.
See About managing disks.
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