Clearing an archive (ArchiveDelete)

To clear an archive, specify the ArchiveDelete keyword when executing the icosutil utility. This keyword executes the ArchiveDelete utility with the options specified on the command line. One of these options is a properties file that allows you to specify which UOWs to clear from an archive.

Syntax

./icosutil ArchiveDelete -f /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/config/properties/
workArchivingUtility.properties -archiveName xmlfilename

Description

The ArchiveDelete utility clears the specified UOW and UOW logs from an archive. The ArchiveDelete utility clears the required information from the XML file specified in xmlfilename and clears the UOW based on criteria specified in the workArchivingUtility.properties file. By default, the workArchivingUtility.properties file resides in the /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/config/properties directory.

Parameters

ArchiveDelete: Specifies the keyword that instructs the icosutil utility to execute the ArchiveDelete utility. The ArchiveDelete utility proceeds to clear the specified UOWs based on criteria specified in the workArchivingUtility.properties file.
-f: Specifies an option when using the ArchiveDelete keyword.
workArchivingUtility.properties: Specifies the workArchivingUtility.properties file that defines the criteria that the ArchiveDelete utility uses to clear an archive.
-archiveName: Specifies the name of the archive that contains the UOW that you want to clear.
xmlfilename: Specifies the name of the XML file that the ArchiveDelete utility uses to clear the required information.