Deleting Volumes

Owned by Chung, Donald (STFC,RAL,SC)
Last updated: Aug 16, 2023 by Chris Green
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You should always refer to  as this process is not reversible and may result in data loss.

Web Interface

  1. In Web Interface Volumes->Volumes, select the volume you wish to delete

  2. Click DELETE VOLUMES

     

  3. Confirm by clicking DELETE VOLUMES

Command-Line

Find the volume ID with openstack volume list 

$ openstack volume list +--------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+------+-----------------------------------+ | ID | Name | Status | Size | Attached to | +--------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+------+-----------------------------------+ | d04f368d-7d60-4843-8f76-dbe61e73f9ee | delete-v-cli | available | 1 | | +--------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+------+-----------------------------------+

Run

openstack volume delete <volume-id>

Example

$ openstack volume delete d04f368d-7d60-4843-8f76-dbe61e73f9ee