Remove-Volume

SYNOPSIS

Removes a PowerStore volume.

SYNTAX

ByName (Default)

Remove-Volume [-Cluster] <Cluster> [-Name] <String[]> [-Confirm] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

ById

Remove-Volume [-Cluster] <Cluster> -Id <String[]> [-Confirm] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Removes a PowerStore volume and all of its snapshots. The following restrictions apply:

  • A volume which is attached to a host or host group or is a member of a volume group cannot be deleted.
  • A volume which has protection policies attached to it cannot be deleted.
  • A volume which has snapshots that are part of a snapset cannot be deleted.
  • Clones of a deleted production volume or a clone are not deleted.
  • Snapshots of the volume are deleted along with the volume being deleted.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Remove-Volume -cluster $cluster -Name volume01,volume02,volume03

Where $cluster is a PowerStore cluster instance. Removes the volumes volume01, volume02, volume03, and any of their snapshots if present.

Example 2

PS C:\> Remove-Volume -cluster $cluster -Id f83398fc-c869-485f-8f75-7221f639b746,741912de-85ac-4a87-8393-a81b2159722b

Where $cluster is a PowerStore cluster instance. Removes the volumes with Ids f83398fc-c869-485f-8f75-7221f639b746, 741912de-85ac-4a87-8393-a81b2159722b, and any of their snapshots if present.

PARAMETERS

-Cluster

A PowerStore cluster instance.

Type: Cluster
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Name

Volume name.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: ByName
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Id

Unique identifier of volume.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: ById
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Force

Suppress confirmation prompt before removing volume.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PassThru

Return the volume instances that were removed.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

System.String[]

OUTPUTS

Dell.PowerStore.Management.Model.Volume

NOTES