Delete File set operation

Use this operation to delete a specified file set. Any child file sets are first unlinked.

About this task

This operation runs the following sequence of IBM Storage Scale commands:
su - gpfsprod -c 'sudo /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/mmunlinkfileset <File System Name> <Fileset Name> -f
(to force unlinking the file set)
su - gpfsprod -c 'sudo /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/mmdelfileset <File System Name> <Fileset Name> -f
(to force the deletion of the file set).
Where:
  • <File System Name> is the file system name that contains the file set to delete.
  • <Fileset Name> is the name of the file set to delete.

Procedure

  1. Expand the Administration section of the GPFS_Manager operations.
  2. Expand the Delete Fileset node.
  3. In the File System Name field, specify the name that contains the file set to delete.
    You can determine the IBM Storage Scale file system name by running the Get Cluster Status operation.
  4. In the Fileset Name field, specify the name of the file set to delete.
  5. Click Submit.
  6. Click Confirm when asked to validate your request.

Results

When you run this operation, a new entry is displayed under the Operation Execution Results list, with the name Delete Fileset. When completed, the status of the operation changes from Active to Done, and the Return Value column displays a link to a log file with the result of the operation. Verify that the log file has no errors.