Deleting a Volume Group

Delete a volume group in the Block Volume service.

Note

When you delete a volume group the individual volumes in the group are not deleted, only the volume group is deleted.

1. Open the navigation menu and click Storage. Under Block Storage, click Volume Groups.
2. Under List scope, select the compartment that contains the volume group.
3. In the Volume Groups list, click the volume group you want to delete.
4. On the Volume Group Details page, click Terminate.
5. On the Terminate volume group dialog, click Terminate.
Use the oci bv volume-group delete command and required parameters to delete a volume group:
oci bv volume-group delete --volume-group-id <volume-group_ID>
For example:
```
oci bv volume-group delete --volume-group-id ocid1.volumegroup.oc1.phx.<unique_ID>
```
For a complete list of parameters and values for CLI commands, see the CLI Command Reference.
Run the DeleteVolumeGroup operation to delete a volume group.