Use the DSMSERV REMOVEDB utility to remove a Tivoli® Storage Manager server database.
Use this command to remove a Tivoli Storage
Manager server database.
This command deletes all user data and log files, as well as any backup
and restore history for the database. If the log files are needed
for a roll-forward recovery after a restore operation, these files
should be saved before you issue this command.
Note: The Tivoli Storage
Manager server must
be halted before you issue this command.
Syntax
>>-DSMSERV -+----------------------+----------------------------> | (1) | '------- -u--user_name-' (2).- -k--Server1--. >--+-------------------------+------+---------------+-----------> | (1) | '- -k--key_name-' '------- -i--instance_dir-' >--+-------------------+--+------------+--+---------+-----------> '- -o--options_file-' '- -noexpire-' '- -quiet-' >--REMOVEDB--database_name-------------------------------------><
Notes:
- This parameter applies to AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris servers only.
- This parameter applies only to Windows servers.
Parameters
-u user_name- Specifies a user name to switch to before initializing the server.
- -i instance_dir
- Specifies an instance directory to use. This becomes the current working directory of the server.
-k key_name- Specifies the name of the Windows registry key from which to retrieve information about the server. The default is SERVER1.
- -o options_file
- Specifies an options file to use.
- -noexpire
- Specifies that expiration processing is suppressed when starting.
- -quiet
- Specifies that messages to the console are suppressed.
- database_name
- The database name that was entered during installation. If the database was formatted manually, then this is the database name parameter in the DSMSERV FORMAT or DSMSERV LOADFORMAT utility. This database name can also be found in dsmserv.opt file. This parameter is required.
Example: Remove a database
Remove the Tivoli Storage Manager server database TSMDB1 and all of its references.dsmserv removedb TSMDB1