Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System CLI Guide

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delete pools


Description	Deletes specified pools CAUTION:Deleting a pool will delete all the data it contains. For linear storage, a pool and a disk group are logically equivalent. For a linear pool, if the pool contains volumes, the command will prompt for confirmation to delete the volumes. If the reply is yes, the command will unmap and delete all volumes in the pool, delete the pool and corresponding disk group, and make all the disks available. If the reply is no, the command will be canceled. For virtual storage, a pool can contain multiple disk groups. For a virtual pool, if the pool contains volumes, the command will prompt for confirmation to delete the volumes. If the reply is yes, the command will unmap and delete all volumes in the pool, and then delete each disk group in the pool and make all the disks available. If the reply is no, the command will be canceled. NOTE: You cannot remove the only pool from a system that is used in a peer connection, or a pool that contains a volume that is used in a replication set. If you delete a quarantined disk group and its missing disks are later found, the group will reappear as quarantined or offline and you must delete it again (to clear those disks).
Minimum role	manage
Syntax	delete pools [prompt yes\|no] `pools`
Parameters	[prompt yes\|no] Optional. For scripting, this specifies an automatic reply to confirmation prompts: yes: Allow the command to proceed. no: Cancel the command. If this parameter is omitted, you must manually reply to prompts. `pools` A comma-separated list of the names or serial numbers of the pools to delete. For a linear pool, a name that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.
Examples	Delete virtual pool `A`. # delete pools A Delete linear pool `dg1`. # delete pools dg1
See also	delete vdisks remove disk-groups show pools show vdisks