DELETE MACHINE (Delete machine information)

Use this command to delete machine description information. To replace existing information, issue this command and then issue an INSERT MACHINE command.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege.

Syntax

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>>-DELete MACHine--machine_name--------------------------------->

   .-Type--=--All----------------------.   
>--+-----------------------------------+-----------------------><
   '-Type--=--+-All------------------+-'   
              +-RECOVERYInstructions-+     
              '-CHaracteristics------'     

Parameters

machine_name (Required)
Specifies the name of the machine whose information is to be deleted.
Type
Specifies the type of machine information. This parameter is optional. The default is ALL. Possible values are:
All
Specifies all information.
RECOVERYInstructions
Specifies the recovery instructions.
CHaracteristics
Specifies the machine characteristics.

Example: Delete a specific machine's information

Delete the machine characteristics associated with the DISTRICT5 machine.
delete machine district5 type=characteristics

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to DELETE MACHINE
Command Description
DEFINE MACHINE Defines a machine for DRM.
INSERT MACHINE Inserts machine characteristics or recovery instructions into the Tivoli® Storage Manager database.
QUERY MACHINE Displays information about machines.
QUERY RECOVERYMEDIA Displays media available for machine recovery.
UPDATE MACHINE Changes the information for a machine.