The vxassist remove command removes (deletes) a volume or the DCM log from an existing volume. When you specify removing a volume, the command works the same as vxassist delete.
Syntax for vxassist remove command
vxassist [-g<DynamicDiskGroupName>] remove <volume|mirror|log>
<VolumeName|DriveLetter|VmName|DrivePath>
[LogType=<DRL|DCM|DCO>] [nlog=<#>] [plex=<PlexName>
The following table describes the attributes that you can specify with the vxassist remove command.
Table: Attributes for vxassist command
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Attributes
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Description |
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volume|mirror|log
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Specifies whether a volume, mirror, or log needs to be removed.
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VolumeName
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Specifies the DeviceName of the volume. For example, \HarddiskDmVolumes\<diskgroup>\<volume name>
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DriveLetter
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Specifies the drive letter of an existing volume.
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VmName
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Specifies the internal name for the volume, which you see when you use the vxvol volinfo <volume>
command.
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DrivePath
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Specifies the complete drive path to volumes that are NTFS mounted.
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Logtype
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Specifies the type of log you want to remove. This includes:
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DCM
Data Change Map log for the volumes that are part of an RVG. This is the default for replicated volumes.
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DRL
Dirty Region Log to volumes. This is the default log type for mirrored volumes.
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DCO
Data Change Object. This is used to implement Persistent FastResync.
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nlog <>
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Specifies the number of logs that need to be removed from the specified volume.
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Plex=<Plexname>
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Specifies the mirror or plex that needs to be removed.
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