4.6 Deleting a NetWare Partition

If you delete a partition, you destroy all volumes and data on that partition.

If the partition is mirrored, the other partitions in the mirror group retains the data from the deleted partition. Before you can delete a mirrored partition, unmirror the partition, then delete it.

Unmirror a Partition

  1. In Novell Remote Manager for NetWare, click Manager Servers > Partition Disks.

  2. Locate and the partition you want to unmirror, then click the Remove Mirror link next to it.

    This removes the partition from the mirror group. You can now delete the partition.

Delete a Partition

  1. Delete all Traditional volumes contained in the partition you want to delete.

    1. Click Manager Servers > Volumes to view a list of volumes.

      IMPORTANT:Volumes must have the Long name space enabled in order to appear in the list in Novell Remote Manager. To enable the Long name space, see Section 4.15, Loading and Installing Name Spaces on a Traditional Volume.

    2. For each volume you want to delete, locate the volume, then click the Delete link next to it.

  2. Click Manage Server > Partition Disks.

  3. Locate the partition you want to delete, then click Delete link next to its name.

  4. Click OK to confirm the delete.