DELETE RETRULE (Delete a retention rule)

Use this command to delete a retention rule. If retention sets that were created by the retention rule exist on the system, you cannot delete the retention rule.

Tip: If you cannot delete the retention rule, you can deactivate it instead by issuing the UPDATE RETRULE command and setting the ACTIVE parameter to No. When ACTIVE is set to No, the IBM Spectrum® Protect server no longer creates retention sets from that retention rule.

Privilege class

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

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram DELete RETRule retrule_name

Parameters

retrule_name (Required)
Specifies the name of the retention rule to be deleted. The maximum length of the name is 64 characters.

Example: Delete a retention rule

Delete a retention rule that is named RULE1.
delete retrule rule1

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to DELETE RETRULE
Command Description
DEFINE RETRULE Defines a retention rule.
UPDATE RETRULE Changes the attributes of a retention rule.
RENAME RETRULE Renames a retention rule.
QUERY RETRULE Displays information about retention rules.