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Destroying a SnapLock volume

You must check the status of the SnapLock volume and the WORM files before attempting to destroy the volume.

Before you begin

You must have SnapLock volume that contains expired WORM files. If the SnapLock volume contains unexpired WORM files, Data ONTAP will not allow you to destroy that volume. It returns a message stating that the vol destroy command cannot destroy the volume.

Steps

  1. Take the volume offline by entering the following command:
    vol offline vol_name
  2. To destroy the SnapLock volume, enter the following command:
    vol destroy vol_name

    If a SnapLock Compliance volume cannot be destroyed, it remains offline. You should immediately bring it online by using the vol online  vol_name command.