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dpmvc removevmvdisk Command--Remove Virtual Disk

The dpmvc removevmvdisk command removes a virtual disk from a VM.

This command has the following format:

dpmvc removevmvdisk 
[-datacenter_name datacentername]
-vm_name vmname
-vc_server vcservername
[-sc sc_url]
[-wait timeout]
[-pre]
[-post]
-disk_device_key diskdevicekey
-delete_data {yes | no}
[-locale iso639value]

-datacenter_name datacentername

(Optional) Specifies the data center where the VM is located.

-vm_name vmname

Specifies the VM.

-vc_server vcservername

Specifies the vCenter Server to access when you have multiple vCenter Servers. Optional for single vCenter Server environments.

-sc sc_url

(Optional) Defines the URL for the service controller host.

Example: https://hostname:port/...

hostname

Defines the fully qualified host where the service controller is installed.

Example: localhost.ca.com

port

Defines the listening port for the service controller server.

Example: 80

-wait timeout

(Optional) Indicates whether to display the status of the job and not return until the operation completes, fails, or the timeout period is met (if you specify a timeout value). If you do not specify this option, the CLI returns without waiting for completion. If there is no response, the optional timeout value defines the timeout period in minutes. If you enter the wait option with no timeout value, the CLI uses the default wait time from the caimgconf.cfg file or defaults to 120 minutes. In addition to any positive integer, the following timeout values are also possible:

""

No timeout value.

0

Wait indefinitely.

-pre

(Optional) Specifies whether to generate an event before the operation is performed.

-post

(Optional) Specifies whether to generate an event after the operation is performed.

-disk_device_key diskdevicekey

Integer that specifies the device key of the disk, for example, 2000.

-delete_data {yes | no}

Indicates whether to delete data while deleting a disk.

-locale iso639value

(Optional) Specifies an IS0 639_3166 combination to override the default English output, for example, fr_FR for French. To use the locale of the command prompt, specify "native".

Example: Remove a Virtual Disk

This example removes virtual disk with the device key of 2000 from the myvm VM.

dpmvc removevmvdisk -vm_name myvm -vc_server myvcserver -disk_device_key 2000
-delete_data yes