Deleting databases

Rational® Synergy databases are a combination of file system and RDBMS data. Therefore, you must remove databases using the ccmdb delete command so that both the file system and metadata are removed.

This topic contains steps for Windows® and UNIX®.

If a Rational Synergy database was accidentally removed with a del command, see:

ccmdb drop

ccmdb drop

ccmdb drop

CAUTION:
Never use the del command to remove a Rational Synergy database.
CAUTION:
Never use the rm command to remove a database.

Windows

Procedure

  1. Log on as the Rational Synergy administrator.

    You must be working as local administrator to perform this operation. You must be logged on to a machine where the Admin Tools are installed, such as on a server machine.

  2. Remove the Rational Synergy database.

    > ccmdb delete \\bulldog\ccmdb\tststar

  3. Log off from the Rational Synergy administrator.

UNIX

Procedure

  1. Set user to ccm_root.
    $ su - ccm_root
    Password: *****

    If you did not set up CCM_HOME and PATH for user informix during installation, set these environment variables now. See Setting environment variables for UNIX.

  2. Delete the Rational Synergy database.

    For example, delete the tststar database as follows:

    $ ccmdb delete /vol/sue/ccmdb/tststar

  3. Exit from user ccm_root.

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