Chapter 29. Removing Stratis file systems
You can remove an existing Stratis file system, or a Stratis pool, by destroying data on them.
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29.1. Removing a Stratis file system
You can remove an existing Stratis file system. Data stored on it are lost.
Prerequisites
- Stratis is installed. See Installing Stratis.
-
The
stratisdservice is running. - You have created a Stratis file system. See Creating a Stratis file system.
Procedure
Unmount the file system:
# umount /dev/stratis/my-pool/my-fsDestroy the file system:
# stratis filesystem destroy my-pool my-fs
Verification
Verify that the file system no longer exists:
# stratis filesystem list my-pool
Additional resources
-
stratis(8)man page on your system
29.2. Deleting a file system from a Stratis pool by using the web console
You can use the web console to delete a file system from an existing Stratis pool.
Deleting a Stratis pool file system erases all the data it contains.
Prerequisites
You have installed the RHEL 8 web console.
For instructions, see Installing and enabling the web console.
Stratis is installed.
The web console detects and installs Stratis by default. However, for manually installing Stratis, see Installing Stratis.
-
The
stratisdservice is running. - You have an existing Stratis pool.
- You have created a file system on the Stratis pool.
Procedure
Log in to the RHEL 8 web console.
For details, see Logging in to the web console.
- Click .
- In the Storage table, click the Stratis pool from which you want to delete a file system.
- On the Stratis pool page, scroll to the Stratis filesystems section and click the menu button for the file system you want to delete.
- From the drop-down menu, select .
- In the Confirm deletion dialog box, click .
29.3. Removing a Stratis pool
You can remove an existing Stratis pool. Data stored on it are lost.
Prerequisites
- Stratis is installed. See Installing Stratis.
-
The
stratisdservice is running. You have created a Stratis pool:
- To create an unencrypted pool, see Creating an unencrypted Stratis pool.
- To create an encrypted pool, see Creating an encrypted Stratis pool.
Procedure
List file systems on the pool:
# stratis filesystem list my-poolUnmount all file systems on the pool:
# umount /dev/stratis/my-pool/my-fs-1 \ /dev/stratis/my-pool/my-fs-2 \ /dev/stratis/my-pool/my-fs-n
Destroy the file systems:
# stratis filesystem destroy my-pool my-fs-1 my-fs-2Destroy the pool:
# stratis pool destroy my-pool
Verification
Verify that the pool no longer exists:
# stratis pool list
Additional resources
-
stratis(8)man page on your system
29.4. Deleting a Stratis pool by using the web console
You can use the web console to delete an existing Stratis pool.
Deleting a Stratis pool erases all the data it contains.
Prerequisites
You have installed the RHEL 8 web console.
For instructions, see Installing and enabling the web console.
-
The
stratisdservice is running. - You have an existing Stratis pool.
Procedure
Log in to the RHEL 8 web console.
For details, see Logging in to the web console.
- Click .
- In the Storage table, click the menu button for the Stratis pool you want to delete.
- From the drop-down menu, select .
- In the Permanently delete pool dialog box, click .
