# Recover Persistent Volumes from "Terminating" State

## Problem

* Accidentally performed delete operation on PV instead of PVC.

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$ kubectl delete pv --all -n <Namespace>
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* All PV's across the Cluster are in **Terminating** state. Need to recover or set it back to "Bound" state.

## Environment

* Platform9 Managed Kubernetes - All versions

]Cause

* Default behaviour having the annotation **kubernetes.io/pv-protection,** it doesn't let controllers to delete PV till the time it is Bound with a PVC.

## Resolution

* As a workaround, the below operations can be carried out to try recover the PV back to bound state.
  * Take the backup of the existing PV

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kubectl get pv <pvname> -o yaml > pv.yaml
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- Edit the existing PV and delete the `spec.claimRef`  section. This will delete the PV completely. The PVC would be in lost status initially when the PV is deleted
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$ kubectl edit pv <pvname>
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- Edit the backed up PV YAML and delete the `metadata.deletionTimestamp` line.
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$ vi pv.yaml and delete the "metadata.deletionTimestamp" line
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- Create the PV and wait for the status to be updated. After recreating the PV, the PVC should be back in bound status.
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```bash
$ kubectl create -f pv.yaml
$ kubectl get pv
$ kubectl get pvc -n <namespace>
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