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8.4.6 Shrinking a volume
IBM Storwize V7000 offers you the ability to shrink volumes. However, you should only use
this feature if your host operating system supports this feature. Before shrinking a volume,
complete the preparation required in your host operating system to shrink a volume on the
storage. After you have prepared your OS, click Shrink (Figure 8-58 on page 295). You can
either enter the new size, or enter how much the volume should shrink. If you enter a value,
the other line updates itself (Figure 8-68).
Figure 8-68 Shrink Volume window
Click Shrink to start the process and click Close ...