Deleting EVS Disks
Scenarios
If an EVS disk is no longer used, you can release the virtual resources by deleting the disk from the system.
After a disk is deleted, you are no longer charged for it. The storage system immediately destroys the metadata so that data can no longer be accessed. In addition, the physical storage space of the disk is recycled and will be re-assigned only after being cleared. Before data is written to a new disk, the system returns only zero for all read requests.
- Pay-per-use disk:
It can only be deleted when the following conditions are met:
- The disk status is Available, Error, Expansion failed, Restoration failed, or Rollback failed.
- The disk is not added to any replication pair in the Storage Disaster Recovery Service (SDRS). If the disk has been added to a replication pair, delete the replication pair and then delete the disk.
- The disk is not locked by any service.
- Yearly/Monthly disk:
It cannot be deleted, but you can unsubscribe from the disk if needed. For more information, see Unsubscriptions.
- When you delete a disk, all the disk data including the snapshots created for this disk will be deleted. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
- A deleted disk cannot be recovered.
Procedure
- Log in to the management console.
- Under Storage, click Elastic Volume Service.
The disk list page is displayed.
- In the disk list, locate the row that contains the target disk, click More in the Operation column, and choose Delete.
- (Optional) If multiple disks are to be deleted, select in front of each disk and click Delete in the upper area of the list.
- In the displayed dialog box, confirm the information and click Yes.
Related Operations
For more deletion FAQs, see Deletion.