Managing the AMASS File System

Delete Volume Group

To delete a Volume Group, use the procedure in the following table.

Note

For detailed information on the commands used in these steps, see the "Command Reference" chapter.

Step

Command

Description

 

 

 

 

1

 

Log in as amass or root.

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

adf -u

View directories and volumes

 

 

For example:

assigned to the volume group

 

 

that you want to eventually

 

 

adf -r

 

 

remove.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure there is no

 

 

 

information in this volume

 

 

 

group that you want to keep.

 

 

 

 

3

 

volgroup oldvolumenumber

Change the volume group

 

 

newvolumegroup

from 9 to zero.

 

 

For example:

 

 

 

volgroup 9 0

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

vgroot volumegroup

View directories assigned to

 

 

For example:

this volume group.

 

 

 

 

 

vgroot 9

It should return zero

 

 

directories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

However, if directories still remain for the volume group,

 

 

 

 

 

 

setvolgrp path volumegroup

Reassign any remaining

 

 

For example:

directories (techpubs) to

 

 

another volume group (27).

 

 

 

 

 

setvolgrp techpubs 27

 

 

 

 

 

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