Delete Group

Use the delete group command to delete a group backup on the Tivoli® Storage Manager server.

After you delete a group, the group leader (virtualfsname) remains on the Tivoli Storage Manager 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:
  1. Use the inactive option to display both active and inactive group backup versions. By default, Tivoli Storage Manager displays active versions.
  2. Use the pick option to select a specific group to delete from the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
  3. Use the noprompt option if you want to suppress the confirmation prompt that normally appears before you delete a group backup version. By default, Tivoli Storage Manager 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.
  4. Use the query filespace command to display virtual file space names for your node that are stored on the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsWindows operating systems

Supported Clients

AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsThis command is valid for all UNIX and Linux clients, except for Mac OS X.

Windows operating systemsThis command is valid for all Windows clients.

Syntax

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>>-Delete GRoup-- --filespec--+------------+-------------------><
                              '- --options-'   

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

AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsTask
AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsDelete the current active version of the /virtfs/group1 group.
Command: 
delete group /virtfs/group1
Windows operating systemsTask
Windows operating systemsDelete the current active version of the virtfs\group1 group.
Command: 
delete group {virtfs}\group1
AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsTask
AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsDelete a backup version of the /virtfs/group1 group from a list of active and inactive versions.
Command: 
delete group /virtfs/group1 -inactive -pick
Windows operating systemsTask
Windows operating systemsDelete a backup version of the virtfs\group1 group from a list of active and inactive versions.
Command: 
delete group {virtfs}\group1 -inactive -pick