Removing a Volume from a Virtual Machine
Remove a virtual machine (VM) volume to permanently delete it from the everRun system. (You can also detach a volume from the VM but keep it for future use, as described in Detaching a Volume from a Virtual Machine.)
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If you remove a volume, and you also want to remove its volume container to reclaim space in the storage group, you must remove any volume snapshots stored in the volume container; otherwise, the container remains on the system. To remove a VM snapshot and all of its associated volume snapshots, see Removing a Snapshot.
- When all volume and volume snapshot contents have been removed from a volume container, the system automatically removes the container from the system, which frees up space in the storage group.

- Open the Virtual Machines page (see The Virtual Machines Page).
- Select a VM and click Shutdown.
- When the VM has stopped, click Config to display the Reprovision Virtual Machine wizard.
- Click Next on each wizard page until the Volumes page is displayed. (If applicable, see Reprovisioning Virtual Machine Resources to configure additional VM resources.)
- On the Volumes page, locate the volume to delete. (If the volume is not visible, scroll down on the wizard page.)
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Click Delete beside the volume name to mark the volume for deletion.
Caution: Be careful to mark the correct volume to remove, avoiding any volumes that are currently in use. - Click Next on each wizard page until the Configuration Summary page is displayed. Verify the configuration changes.
- Click Finish to permanently delete the selected volume.

- Open the Volumes page.
- Select an unattached volume. (The Used By column must read None, otherwise, the Remove button is not displayed.)
- Click Remove.