Removing a pool

Understand how to use the RESTful plug-in to remove a pool.

Removing a pool is not allowed by default. To allow the removal of a pool, in the Ceph configuration file, add the following parameter:
mon_allow_pool_delete = true

Removing a pool using the curl command

On the command line, run the following command:
curl --request DELETE --silent --user USER 'https://CEPH_MANAGER:8080/api/pool/ID'
Replace:
  • USER with the username.
  • CEPH_MANAGER with the IP address or short hostname of the node with the active ceph-mgr instance.
  • ID with the ID of the pool listed in the pool field.
Enter the user’s password when prompted.
Note: If using a self-signed certificate, use the --insecure option.
curl --request DELETE --silent --insecure --user USER 'https://CEPH_MANAGER:8080/api/pool/ID'

Removing a pool using Python

In the Python interpreter, enter the following:
$ python
>> import requests
>> result = requests.delete('https://CEPH_MANAGER:8080/api/pool/ID', auth=("USER", "PASSWORD"))
>> print result.json()
Replace:
  • CEPH_MANAGER with the IP address or short hostname of the node with the active ceph-mgr instance.
  • ID with the ID of the pool listed in the pool field.
  • USER with the username.
  • PASSWORD with the user’s password.
Note: If using a self-signed certificate, use verify=False.
$ python
>> import requests
>> result = requests.delete('https://CEPH_MANAGER:8080/api/pool/ID', auth=("USER", "PASSWORD"), verify=False)
>> print result.json()