Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Deleting a Volume Group

Delete a volume group in the Block Volume service.

Note

When you delete a volume group, the individual volumes in the group are not deleted. Only the volume group is deleted.

See also Deleting a Volume Group Backup.

    1. Open the navigation menu  and select Storage. Under Block Storage, select Volume Groups.
    2. Under List scope, select the compartment that contains the volume group.
    3. In the Volume Groups list, select the volume group you want to delete.
    4. On the Volume Group Details page, select Terminate.
    5. On the Terminate volume group dialog, select Terminate.

  • Use the oci bv volume-group delete command and required parameters to delete a volume group:

    oci bv volume-group delete --volume-group-id <volume-group_ID>

    For example:

    oci bv volume-group delete --volume-group-id ocid1.volumegroup.oc1.phx.<unique_ID>

    For a complete list of parameters and values for CLI commands, see the CLI Command Reference.

  • Run the DeleteVolumeGroup operation and specify the volumeGroupId attribute to delete a volume group.