rmdef - Use this command to remove xCAT data object definitions.
rmdef [-h|--help] [-t object-types]
rmdef [-V|--verbose] [-a|--all] [-t object-types] [-o object-names] [-f|--force] [-C|--cleanup] [noderange]
This command is used to remove xCAT object definitions that are stored in the xCAT database.
Clear the whole xCAT database. A backup of the xCAT definitions should be saved before using this option as the xCAT daemons will no longer work once cleared.
To restore:
or
Use this with the --all option as an extra indicator that ALL definitions are to be removed.
Display a usage message.
A set of comma delimited node names and/or group names. See the "noderange" man page for details on supported formats.
A set of comma delimited object names.
A set of comma delimited object types.
Perform additional cleanup by running nodeset offline, makeconservercf -d and makegocons --cleanup on the objects specified in the noderange.
Verbose mode.
0 The command completed successfully.
1 An error has occurred.
rmdef -t node node1-node4
rmdef -t node -o bpcnodes
rmdef -t group -o bpcnodes
(This will also update the values of the "groups" attribute of the member nodes.)
$XCATROOT/bin/rmdef
(The XCATROOT environment variable is set when xCAT is installed. The default value is "/opt/xcat".)
This command is part of the xCAT software product.