Delete Network Interface Desc (DLTNWID)

The Delete Network Interface Description (DLTNWID) command deletes the specified network interface descriptions. The network interface description must be varied off before this command is issued.

Parameters

Network interface description (NWID)

This is a required parameter.

Specifies the name of the network interface descriptions being deleted. A specific network interface description or a generic network interface description must be specified.

network-interface-description

Specify the name of the network interface description being deleted.

generic*-network-interface-description

Specify the generic name of the network interface description to be deleted. A generic name is a character string that contains one or more characters followed by an asterisk (*). If a generic name of a network interface is specified, all network interface descriptions that have names with the same prefix as the generic network interface description name are deleted.

Examples

DLTNWID   NWID(THISONE)

This command deletes the network interface description of the network interface named THISONE from the system.

If the deleted network interface description has any line descriptions associated with it, they are detached and a message containing those line description names is sent to the system operator. The detached line descriptions are then associated with a new network interface description if their names are specified on the command that creates the network interface description.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF2625

Not able to allocate object &1.

CPF2634

Not authorized to object &1.

CPF27A4

Network interface description &1 not found.

CPF27A9

Network interface description &1 not varied off.