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1.TH mmdelfs 02/16/06
2mmdelfs Command
3.SH "Name"
4.PP
5\fBmmdelfs\fR - Removes a GPFS file system.
6.SH "Synopsis"
7.PP
8\fBmmdelfs\fR \fIDevice\fR [\fB-p\fR]
9.SH "Description"
10.PP
11The \fBmmdelfs\fR command removes all the structures for the specified
12file system from the nodes in the cluster.
13.PP
14Before you can delete a file system using the \fBmmdelfs\fR command, you
15must unmount it on all nodes.
16.PP
17\fBResults\fR
18.PP
19Upon successful completion of the \fBmmdelfs\fR command, these tasks are
20completed on all nodes:
21.RS +3
22.HP 3
23\(bu Deletes the character device entry from \fB/dev\fR.
24.HP 3
25\(bu Removes the mount point directory where the file system had been
26mounted.
27.RE
28.SH "Parameters"
29.PP
30.RS +3
31\fB\fIDevice\fR
32\fR
33.RE
34.RS +9
35The device name of the file system to be removed. File system names
36need not be fully-qualified. \fBfs0\fR is as acceptable as
37\fB/dev/fs0\fR.
38.PP
39This must be the first parameter.
40.RE
41.SH "Options"
42.PP
43.RS +3
44\fB-p
45\fR
46.RE
47.RS +9
48Indicates that the disks are permanently damaged and the file system
49information should be removed from the GPFS cluster data even if the disks
50cannot be marked as \fBavailable\fR.
51.RE
52.SH "Exit status"
53.PP
54.PP
55.RS +3
56\fB0
57\fR
58.RE
59.RS +9
60Successful completion.
61.RE
62.PP
63.RS +3
64\fBnonzero
65\fR
66.RE
67.RS +9
68A failure has occurred.
69.RE
70.SH "Security"
71.PP
72You must have root authority to run the \fBmmdelfs\fR command.
73.PP
74You may issue the \fBmmdelfs\fR command from any node in the GPFS
75cluster.
76.PP
77When using the \fBrcp\fR and \fBrsh\fR commands for remote
78communication, a properly configured \fB.rhosts\fR file must exist
79in the root user's home directory on each node in the GPFS
80cluster. If you have designated the use of a different remote
81communication program on either the
82\fBmmcrcluster\fR
83or the
84\fBmmchcluster\fR command, you must
85ensure:
86.RS +3
87.HP 3
881. Proper authorization is granted to all nodes in the GPFS cluster.
89.HP 3
902. The nodes in the GPFS cluster can communicate without the use of a
91password, and without any extraneous messages.
92.RE
93.SH "Examples"
94.PP
95To delete file system \fBfs0\fR, issue this command:
96.sp
97.nf
98mmdelfs fs0
99.fi
100.sp
101.PP
102The system displays information similar to:
103.sp
104.nf
105mmdelfs: 6027-1366 Marking the disks as available
106GPFS: 6027-573 All data on following disks of fs0 will be destroyed:
107    gpfs9nsd
108    gpfs10nsd
109    gpfs15nsd
110    gpfs17nsd
111GPFS: 6027-574 Completed deletion of file system fs0.
112mmdelfs: 6027-1371 Propagating the changes to all affected
113                   nodes. This is an asynchronous process.
114.fi
115.sp
116.SH "See also"
117.PP
118mmcrfs Command
119.PP
120mmchfs Command
121.PP
122mmlsfs Command
123.SH "Location"
124.PP
125\fB/usr/lpp/mmfs/bin\fR
126.PP
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