If a volume is inactive or its contents have been archived, you may no longer need it. In that case, you can remove the volume and free up the disk space for other uses.
To remove a volume
# umount /dev/vx/dsk/diskgroup/volume
# vxvol [-g diskgroup] stop volume
# vxassist [-g diskgroup] remove volume volume
You can also use the vxedit command to remove the volume as follows:
# vxedit [-g diskgroup] [-r] [-f] rm volume
The -r option to vxedit indicates recursive removal. This command removes all the plexes that are associated with the volume and all subdisks that are associated with the plexes. The -f option to vxedit forces removal. If the volume is still enabled, you must specify this option.