Deleting virtual disk drives for a Linux logical partition

You can delete a virtual disk drive from a Linux® logical partition that uses IBM® i resources to make the space available to the i logical partition once more. When you delete a virtual disk drive, all of the information on the virtual disk drive is erased.

Before you begin

Before you can delete a disk drive, you must unlink it from the network-server description. For instructions, see Unlinking virtual disk drives from a Linux logical partition.

About this task

To delete a virtual disk drive, follow these steps:

Procedure

Delete the disk drive using the interface that you prefer.

Interface	Actions
IBM Navigator for i	Complete the following steps: Click Network > Windows Administration > Disk Drives. Right-click the disk drive that you want to delete. Click Delete. Click Delete in the confirmation window.
IBM i character-based interface	Complete the following steps: At an IBM i control language (CL) command line, type `DLTNWSSTG` and press F4. Type the name of the disk drive in the Network-server storage space field and press Enter.