TMF Reference Manual (G06.26+)

TMFCOM Commands
HP NonStop TMF Reference Manual—522418-003
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DELETE DUMPS
DELETE DUMPS
The DELETE DUMPS command removes dump entries from the TMF catalog and
attempts to delete the associated dump files from disk.
file-set [!]
identifies the files in the online dump or the audit dump whose entries are to be
deleted from the catalog.
For online dumps, enter file-set in the following format:
[[{volume | *}.]{subvolume | *}.]{file-id | *}
An asterisk (*) indicates “all”; thus, *.* indicates all files in all subvolumes on the
default volume. An asterisk used in volume could result in an inefficient and time-
consuming operation; for example, if you have many disk volumes but only want to
delete files from two of them, it might be more efficient to enter two separate
DELETE DUMPS commands. An asterisk used in subvolume does not impact
the operation so severely and can be used with less discretion.
For audit dumps, enter file-set in the following format:
$ZTMFAT.ZTMFAT.{file-id | *}
An asterisk (*) indicates all files in the $ZTMFAT.ZTMFAT subvolume. $ZTMFAT
and ZTMFAT are pseudo or dummy volume and subvolume names, respectively,
used to support TMF's ability to spread audit-trail files across multiple disk
volumes.
For both online dumps and audit dumps, in the file-set list, file names are
expanded with default volume and subvolume names, and the space required for
them is impacted by other overhead as well. All file-set information cannot
exceed the size of the SPI message buffer that supports communication between
TMFCOM and TMFSERVE, which is 28 KB. If this limit is exceeded, TMFCOM
displays Error Message 1050.
If you specify the exclamation point (!), the catalog entry is deleted even if the
purge of the disk dump fails. If the disk dump purge fails, a warning message
appears at the home terminal and an event message is generated in the EMS log.
If you omit the exclamation point and an error occurs when purging the dump from
disk, the entry is not deleted from the catalog and a warning message is generated
to report the event.
DELETE DUMPS {file-set } [!]
{(file-set [,file-set]...)} [!]
[,SERIAL serial-number]