When should I delete a virtual disk?

When you delete a , you remove the virtual disk and all of the data in the virtual disk. Deleting a virtual disk causes an increase of in the in which the virtual disk was created. When you delete a virtual disk, you have the option of deleting one virtual disk or an entire disk group. Deleting a disk group causes an increase of in the storage array.

You might want to delete a virtual disk in these situations:

• The virtual disk was created with the wrong capacity or parameters.
• The virtual disk no longer meets your storage needs.
• The virtual disk is a that is no longer needed for backup or testing purposes.
• The virtual disk needs to be deleted to add capacity to the storage array.

Related Links:

• Creating Virtual Disks