You can remove partition information from a device so Virtual SAN can claim the device for use.
If you have added a device that contains residual data or partition information, you must remove all preexisting partition information from the device before you can claim it for Virtual SAN use. VMware recommends adding clean devices to disk groups.
When you remove partition information from a device, Virtual SAN deletes the primary partition that includes disk format information and logical partitions from the device.
Prerequisites
Verify that the device is not in use by ESXi as boot disk, VMFS datastore, or Virtual SAN.