4.6. Removing LVM logical volumes

Procédure

1. If the logical volume is currently mounted, unmount the volume:

   # umount /mnt

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2. If the logical volume exists in a clustered environment, deactivate the logical volume on all nodes where it is active. Use the following command on each such node:

   # lvchange --activate n vg-name/lv-name

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3. Remove the logical volume using the lvremove utility:

   # lvremove /dev/myvg/mylv1
   
   Do you really want to remove active logical volume "mylv1"? [y/n]: y
   Logical volume "mylv1" successfully removed

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   Note

   In this case, the logical volume has not been deactivated. If you explicitly deactivated the logical volume before removing it, you would not see the prompt verifying whether you want to remove an active logical volume.