ADIC 6-00028-01 Rev A manual voldelete

Managing the AMASS File System

voldelete

Delete:

•All the files on a volume

•Volume number from the File System Database

Before a volume is deleted, AMASS checks to see if any files exists on the volume and asks you to confirm their deletion. If a file spans volumes, designated by an append record, AMASS deletes the whole file.

Note

Before using this command, mark the volume Offline (with volloc) and Inactive (with volstat). If the volume resides in the library, outlet the volume (use voloutlet for SCSI-attached storage devices or bulkoutlet for network-attached storage devices).

Note

If you create a zero length file within an AMASS directory, ex. "touch filename", the file is not associated with a volume or volume group. This command will ignore such files. However, a zero length file, i.e. a non-zero length file that was written to tape and then truncated to zero length, will be recognized.

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