Use the rmvdiskcopy command to remove
a volume copy from a volume. This
command cannot be used for high availability volumes.
Syntax
rmvdiskcopy -copy copy_id [ -force ] { vdisk_name | vdisk_id }
Parameters
- -copycopy_id
- (Required) Specifies the ID of the copy to delete.
- -force
- (Optional) Forces the deletion of the last synchronized copy of a volume, which deletes the
entire volume. The parameter also forces the deletion of a nonmirrored volume, a copy that is
migrating to image mode, or an image-mode copy that has virtual medium errors.
Important: To prevent an active volume from being deleted unintentionally, you can use a global system
setting to enable volume protection (see the chsystem command). You can specify
a time period for which the volume must be idle before you can delete it. If volume protection is
enabled and the time period has not expired, the volume deletion fails even if the
-force parameter is used."
- vdisk_name | vdisk_id
- (Required) Specifies the volume to delete the copy from. You must
specify this parameter last on the command line.
Description
The
rmvdiskcopy command
deletes the specified copy from the specified volume. The command
fails if all other copies of the volume are not synchronized; in this
case, you must specify the
-force parameter,
delete the volume or more, or wait until the copies are synchronized.
Remember: This command is unsuccessful
if:
- Volume protection is enabled
- The last volume copy being deleted has received I/O within the
defined volume protection time period
These changes apply to this command only when deleting the last synchronized copy of a volume or removing the entire volume.
An invocation example
rmvdiskcopy -copy 1 vdisk8
The
resulting output:
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