5.6.2. Removing Bricks

You can shrink volumes, as needed, while the cluster is online and available. For example, you might need to remove a brick that has become inaccessible in a distributed volume due to hardware or network failure.
To remove bricks from an existing volume:
  1. Click the Volumes tab.
    A list of volumes displays.
  2. Select the volume to remove bricks. Click the Bricks tab from the Details pane.
    The Bricks tab displays a list of bricks for the volume.
  3. Select the bricks you wish to remove. Click Remove Bricks. A dialog box displays, prompting to confirm remove bricks.
  4. Click OK. A dialog box displays, prompting to confirm the deletion. The bricks are removed from the volume.