rmvolumecopy

Use the rmvolumecopy command to remove a volume copy from a volume.

Syntax

This syntax diagram specifies a volume copy by site.

This syntax diagram specifies a volume copy by copy ID or storage pool. You must specify either -copy or -pool.

-site site_id | site_name: (Optional) Specifies the site that the volume copy is removed from. You cannot specify this parameter if you specify -copy or -pool.
-pool storage_pool_id | storage_pool_name: (Optional) Specifies the storage pool that the volume copy is removed from.
-copy copy_id: (Optional) Specifies the copy ID for the volume copy to be deleted. The value is 0 or 1. This keyword cannot be specified when -site is specified.
Important: If the volume has copies in multiple sites you must specify -pool to identify the volume copy to remove.
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-removefcmaps: (Optional) Allows a volume copy to be deleted even if it is part of a FlashCopy® mapping.
-discardimage: (Optional) Allows a volume copy to be deleted even if data on an image mode copy cannot be made consistent.
Important: Using this parameter might result in data loss. Use it only under the direction of your product support information, or if you are willing to accept the risk of data loss on the volume.
volume_id | volume_name | volume_uid: (Required) Specifies the volume by ID, name, or UID for the volume copy to remove. The ID value must be a number, the name value must be an alphanumeric string, and the UID value must be 32 byte character string.

Use the rmvolumecopy command to remove a copy of a volume.

This command fails if a backup operation is in progress.

rmvolumecopy -pool 5 -copy 1 volume5

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rmvolumecopy -site 1 -removefcmaps 1

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