Dell POWERVAULT MD3600F - Manual (Page 213)

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Deleting a Virtual Disk From a Replicated Pair in a Storage Array
Follow these steps to delete either a primary virtual disk, a secondary virtual
disk, or both virtual disks from a replicated pair in a storage array.
NOTE: Do not remove a replication relationship to back up a replicated virtual disk. To
perform backups of either the primary virtual disk or the secondary virtual disk, suspend
the remote virtual disk replication so that the replication relationship is not broken.
Deleting a Primary Virtual Disk
CAUTION: Depending on which premium features are enabled on the storage
array, deleting a primary virtual disk may delete all associated virtual disks,
resulting in a possible loss of data on those virtual disks.
NOTE: You cannot delete a primary virtual disk while it is synchronizing.
When a primary virtual disk is deleted from a remote virtual disk replication,
the following occurs:
• The primary virtual disk is deleted from the storage array.
NOTE: The virtual disk is permanently deleted from the storage array and all
data on the primary virtual disk is permanently lost.
• The replication relationship breaks.
• The capacity of the deleted virtual disk becomes unconfigured free capacity in
the storage array and is available for creation of new virtual disks.
• The secondary virtual disk becomes a regular, standard virtual disk and is
can accept both reads and writes.
• For instructions on how to delete a primary virtual disk, go to Deleting a
Primary Virtual Disk in a Replicated Pair from a Storage Array online
help topic.
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