Prior to the deletion of a volume, ensure that all important data has been moved off or is no longer needed. From the vSphere Web Client (or CLI) delete or unmount the VMFS volume and then detach the underlying device from the appropriate host(s).
After a volume has been detached from the ESXi host(s) it must first be disconnected (from the FlashArray perspective) from the host within the Purity GUI before it can be destroyed (deleted) on the FlashArray.
BEST PRACTICE: Unmount and detach FlashArray volumes from all ESXi hosts before destroying them on the array.
2. Detach the volume that hosted the datastore from every ESXi host that sees the volume.
3. Disconnect the volume from the hosts or host groups on the FlashArray.
4. Destroy the volume on FlashArray.
By default a volume can be recovered after deletion for 24 hours to protect against accidental removal. Therefore, we recommend allowing the FlashArray to eradicate the volume automatically in 24 hours in case the volume is needed for recovery efforts.
(See below on how to recover a volume)
This entire removal and deletion process is automated through the Everpure Plugin for the vSphere Web Client and its use is therefore recommended.