Command Reference Guide

Fabric OS Command Reference 357
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ficonClear
Clears the records from the specified FICON database.
SYNOPSIS ficonclear database
DESCRIPTION Use this command to remove records from the local FICON database. The command effect depends on
the specified database.
NOTES The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.
OPERANDS This command has the following operand:
database
Specifies the name of the FICON database. The databases include the following:
RLIR
Remove all entries from the link incidents database including implicit link incidents
(ILIR).
RNID
Remove all the "not current" entries from the device node identification database
(the entries are for devices that were previously connected but are no longer
online). Note that "current" entries are not removed from the RNID database.
EXAMPLES To clear the RLIR database:
switch:user> ficonclear RLIR
successfully clear local RLIR Database.
To clear the RNID database:
switch:user> ficonclear RNID
successfully clear not current
entries from local RNID Database.
SEE ALSO ficonHelp, ficonShow