Removing storage from a VVOL datastore

If a VVOL datastore has multiple FlexVols, you can remove one or more of them from the datastore without deleting the datastore. A VVOL datastore continues to exist as long as it has at least one FlexVol.

1. From theVMware vSphere Web Client Home page, click Hosts and Clusters.
   
2. Right-click the datastore and select VASA Provider for clustered Data ONTAP > Remove Storage from VVOL Datastore.
   The Remove Storage from VVOL Datastore dialog box appears.
3. Select the FlexVols that you want to remove from the VVOL datastore, and click Remove.
   
   
   
   A dialog box asks whether you want to remove the storage.
4. Click OK.
   A success message tells you the storage has been successfully removed from the VVOL datastore.

   Note: If you select all the FlexVols, an error message appears indicating the operation will fail.