Use this command to delete a device class.
To use this command, you must first delete all storage pools assigned to the specified device class and, if necessary, cancel any database dump, export, or import processes that are using the device class.
You cannot delete the device class DISK, which is predefined at installation, but you can delete any device classes defined by the TSM administrator.
Privilege Class
To issue this command, you must have system privilege or unrestricted storage privilege.
Syntax
>>-DELete DEVclass--device_class_name--------------------------><
Parameters
Examples
Task
Delete the device class named BITSTOR1. There are no storage pools assigned to the device class.
Related Commands
Table 75. Commands Related to DELETE DEVCLASS
Command | Description |
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DEFINE DEVCLASS | Defines a device class. |
QUERY DEVCLASS | Displays information about device classes. |
UPDATE DEVCLASS | Changes the attributes of a device class. |