Delete Group

Use the delete group command to delete a group backup on the IBM® Storage Protect server.

After you delete a group, the group leader (virtualfsname) remains on the IBM Storage Protect server. It contains no members (file or directories) but is reported in a subsequent query filespace command. No files are listed if the showmembers option is added. Deleting a group does not remove the file space that it resides in because there might be other groups in it. Use delete filespace if you want to remove the file space and all the data it contains.

Note:

Use the inactive option to display both active and inactive group backup versions. By default, the client displays active versions.
Use the pick option to select a specific group to delete from the IBM Storage Protect server.
Use the noprompt option if you want to suppress the confirmation prompt that normally appears before you delete a group backup version. By default, the client prompts you for confirmation before you delete the group backup. Using this option can speed up the delete procedure. However, it also increases the danger of accidentally deleting a group backup version that you want to save. Use this option with caution.
Use the query filespace command to display virtual file space names for your node that are stored on the server.

Supported Clients

Linux operating systems Oracle Solaris operating
systems AIX operating systems This command is valid for all UNIX and Linux® clients, except for Mac OS X.

Windows operating systems This command is valid for all Windows clients.

Syntax

Parameters

filespec: Specifies the virtual file space name and the group name that you want to delete from the server storage.

Table 1. Delete Group command: Related options
Option	Where to use
inactive	Command line only.
noprompt	Command line only.
pick	Command line only.
pitdate	Command line only.
pittime	Command line only.

Examples

Task

Delete the current active version of the /virtfs/group1 group.

Command:

delete group /virtfs/group1

Task

Delete the current active version of the virtfs\group1 group.

Command:

delete group {virtfs}\group1

Task

Delete a backup version of the /virtfs/group1 group from a list of active and inactive versions.

Command:

delete group /virtfs/group1 -inactive -pick

Task

Delete a backup version of the virtfs\group1 group from a list of active and inactive versions.

Command:

delete group {virtfs}\group1 -inactive -pick