Removing a VMFS datastore
Use the IBM Storage Ceph Plugin for vSphere to automate the removal of vSphere Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastores and underlying volumes.
Before you begin
In the vSphere Client inventory, identify the VMFS datastore that you wish to delete and any remaining Virtual Machines or VM Templates that exist on this datastore. Remove these VMs or VM Templates from the vSphere inventory or migrate them to a different datastore.
Note: If any VM or VM Templates exist on the datastore, you cannot delete the datastore with the plug-in.
About this task
This task initiates a workflow to delete a VMFS datastore and the underlying volume from the storage system. All data is lost upon volume deletion.
Note: To prevent active volumes or host mappings from being deleted inadvertently, the system supports a global setting Volume Protection. This setting prevents these objects from being deleted if the system detects that they had recent I/O activity. If the underlying storage system is configured with Volume Protection, an informational message is displayed.
Removing a VMFS datastore deletes both the NVMe-oF namespace and moves the associated Ceph Block Device volumes to the trash. Moving block device volumes to trash happens only if the user selects the checkbox to move the volume to trash in the delete wizard.