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Removing storage from a vVols datastore

If a VMware Virtual Volumes (vVols) datastore has multiple FlexVol volumes, you can remove one or more of the FlexVol volumes from the vVols datastore without deleting the datastore.

A vVols datastore exists until there is at least one FlexVol volume on the datastore.

  1. From the vSphere ClientHome page, click Hosts and Clusters.
  2. Right-click the vVols datastore that you want to modify, and then select Virtual Storage Console > Remove Storage from vVol Datastore.
    The Remove Storage from vVol Datastore dialog box is displayed.
  3. Select the FlexVol volumes that you want to remove from the vVols datastore, and click Remove.
  4. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
    Note
    If you select all of the FlexVol volumes, an error message is displayed, indicating that the operation will fail.