DELETE DRIVE (Delete a drive from a library)

Use this command to delete a drive from a library. A drive that is in use cannot be deleted.

All paths related to a drive must be deleted before the drive itself can be deleted.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege or unrestricted storage privilege.

library_name (Required): Specifies the name of the library where the drive is located.
drive_name (Required): Specifies the name of the drive to be deleted.

Delete DRIVE3 from the library named AUTO.

delete drive auto drive3

Table 1. Commands related to DELETE DRIVE
Command	Description
DEFINE DRIVE	Assigns a drive to a library.
DEFINE LIBRARY	Defines an automated or manual library.
DELETE LIBRARY	Deletes a library.
DELETE PATH	Deletes a path from a source to a destination.
PERFORM LIBACTION	Defines all drives and paths for a library.
QUERY DRIVE	Displays information about drives.
QUERY LIBRARY	Displays information about one or more libraries.
UPDATE DRIVE	Changes the attributes of a drive.