Deleting a Persistent Volume

Learn how to delete a persistent volume (PV), or retain a PV after all associated persistent volume claims (PVCs) are deleted on Private Cloud Appliance.

To delete a PVC, see Deleting a Persistent Volume Claim.

For file system storage, the default behavior is to retain the PV when all associated PVCs are deleted.

For block volume storage, the default behavior is to delete the PV when all associated PVCs are deleted. You might prefer to retain the PV after all associated PVCs are deleted, for example, if the volume contains critical data. See Retaining a Persistent Volume.

If a PV is retained, you can optionally delete the PV later.