Delete Device Description (DLTDEVD)
| Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL) Threadsafe: No |
Parameters Examples Error messages |
The Delete Device Description (DLTDEVD) command deletes the specified device description. The device description must be varied offline before this command is issued to delete it.
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Parameters
| Keyword | Description | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVD | Device description | Generic name, name | Required, Positional 1 |
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Device description (DEVD)
Specifies the names of one or more of the device description to delete. A specific device description or a generic device description can be specified.
- device-description-name
Specify the name of the device description to delete.
- generic*-device-description-name
Specify the generic name of the device description to delete.
Note: A generic name is specified as a character string that contains one or more characters followed by an asterisk (*). If a generic name is specified, then all objects that have names with the same prefix as the generic object name are selected.
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Examples
DLTDEVD DEVD(DSPC01)
This command deletes the device description of the device named DSPC01 from the system.
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Error messages
*ESCAPE Messages
- CPF2105
- Object &1 in &2 type *&3 not found.
- CPF2114
- Cannot allocate object &1 in &2 type *&3.
- CPF2117
- &4 objects type *&3 deleted. &5 objects not deleted.
- CPF2189
- Not authorized to object &1 in &2 type *&3.
- CPF2605
- Not able to allocate &1.
- CPF2615
- Controller &1 must be varied off for this operation.
- CPF2616
- Device Description &1 not deleted. Device in use.
- CPF2634
- Not authorized to object &1.
- CPF2646
- Delete request failed.
- CPF2648
- Delete request not allowed for device &1.
- CPF2668
- Object description not deleted.
- CPF268E
- Device description &1 cannot be deleted or renamed.
- CPF2697
- The request did not complete in the time allotted.
- CPF2782
- Message &1 not monitored.
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