# How To Delete a Volume Stuck in "Reserved" State

## Problem

Users may encounter situations where a block storage volume cannot be deleted because it is stuck in the `reserved` state.

This condition usually occurs when a volume operation (such as attach, detach, or delete) was initiated but did not complete successfully. As a result, the volume remains marked as reserved in the database even though it is not actively attached to any instance.

When a volume is in this state, attempts to delete it will fail until the state is manually reset.

Example output showing a volume stuck in `reserved` state:

The volume service list has multiple volumes in down state:

<pre class="language-bash" data-title="Example"><code class="lang-bash">$ openstack volume show &#x3C;VOLUME_UUID>
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Field                          | Value                         |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| id                             | [VOLUME_UUID]                 |
<strong>| status                         | reserved                      |
</strong>| size                           | [VOLUME_SIZE]                 |
| attachments                    | []                            |
| multiattach                    | False                         |
| name                           | [VOLUME_NAME]                 |
| bootable                       | false                         |
| created_at                     | [CREATION_TIMESTAMP           |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</code></pre>

## Environment

* Private Cloud Director Virtualization - v2025.10 and Higher
* Self-Hosted Private Cloud Director Virtualization - v2025.10 and Higher

## Procedure

These steps can only be run as admin. Source the RC file with the admin credentials.

```bash
$ source <RC_FILE>
```

1. Identify the Volume - Retrieve the volume UUID.

```bash
$ openstack volume list
```

2. Reset the Volume state to Available:

```bash
$ openstack volume set --state available <VOLUME_UUID>
```

3. Delete the Volume:

```bash
$ openstack volume delete <VOLUME_UUID>
```

## Validation

Verify that the volume has been successfully deleted.

```bash
$ openstack volume show <VOLUME_UUID>
```

If the volume is deleted successfully, the command should return a message similar to:

```bash
No volume with a name or ID of <VOLUME_UUID> exists.
```


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