Is it safe to offline or delete MDV_CRS volumes?
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Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- SVMDR
- MetroCluster
Answer
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- MDV_CRS volumes are used for the Configuration Replication Service which is used in MetroCluster and SVM-DR (vserver disaster recovery) configurations.
- MDV_CRS volumes are created and managed by ONTAP and cannot be created manually. It may be impossible to online an MDV_CRS volume which has been made offline or to re-create a deleted MDV_CRS volume.
- If you have MDV_CRS volumes blocking operations, causing other issues, or if you have inadvertently deleted an MDV_CRS volume,