In any SVM, the root volume is where all your other SVM volume junction-paths start. If you rip out the foundation (the svm_root vol) then the SVM will no longer work.

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On Fri, Sep 13, 2019 at 2:57 PM Kevin Sheen sheenk@zbzoom.net wrote:

At the CLI enter:

vserver show

If the volume name shows up as the root volume of a vserver you will most probably need it. If you do need it, you can always migrate it just like you did for the non root volumes.

Kevin

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*From: *"Christopher D. Chandler" chris@dhinnovations.com *To: *"tmac" tmacmd@gmail.com *Cc: *"Toasters" toasters@teaparty.net *Sent: *Friday, September 13, 2019 2:01:02 PM *Subject: *SVM

All,

I have a SVM called VS1_NFS on my FAS6290 running Ontap 9.1. My question is can I delete the volume called “VS1_NFS_root” that is created that is 1 GB in size? We are migrating to new disk and wondering if I need this volume?

Chris

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