xcat-core/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rmdef.1.pod

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=head1 NAME
B<rmdef> - Use this command to remove xCAT data object definitions.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
B<rmdef> [B<-h>|B<--help>] [B<-t> I<object-types>]
B<rmdef> [B<-V>|B<--verbose>] [B<-a>|B<--all>] [B<-t> I<object-types>] [B<-o> I<object-names>]
[B<-f>|B<--force>] [I<noderange>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This command is used to remove xCAT object definitions that are stored in the xCAT database.
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 10
=item B<-a|--all>
Clear the whole xCAT database. A backup of the xCAT definitions should be saved before using this option.
=item B<-f|--force>
Use this with the all option as an extra indicator that ALL definitions are to be removed.
=item B<-h|--help>
Display a usage message.
=item I<noderange>
A set of comma delimited node names and/or group names. See the "noderange" man page for details on supported formats.
=item B<-o> I<object-names>
A set of comma delimited object names.
=item B<-t> I<object-types>
A set of comma delimited object types.
=item B<-V|--verbose>
Verbose mode.
=back
=head1 RETURN VALUE
0 The command completed successfully.
1 An error has occurred.
=head1 EXAMPLES
=over 3
=item 1. To completely clear the xCAT database.
rmdef -f -a
=item 2. To remove a range of node definitions.
rmdef -t node node1-node4
=item 3. To remove all node and group definitions.
rmdef -t node,group
=item 4. To remove all node definitions for the nodes contained in the group bpcnodes.
rmdef -t node -o bpcnodes
=item 5. To remove the group called bpcnodes.
rmdef -t group -o bpcnodes
(This will also update the values of the "groups" attribute of the member nodes.)
=back
=head1 FILES
$XCATROOT/bin/rmdef
(The XCATROOT environment variable is set when xCAT is installed. The
default value is "/opt/xcat".)
=head1 NOTES
This command is part of the xCAT software product.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<mkdef(1)|mkdef.1>, L<lsdef(1)|lsdef.1>, L<chdef(1)|chdef.1>, L<xcatstanzafile(5)|xcatstanzafile.5>