The Delete Device Description (DLTDEVD) command deletes the specified device description. The device description must be varied offline before this command is issued to delete it.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
DEVD	Device description	Generic name, name	Required, Positional 1

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Device description (DEVD)

Specifies the names of one or more of the device description to delete. A specific device description or a generic device description can be specified.

device-description-name

Specify the name of the device description to delete.

generic*-device-description-name

Specify the generic name of the device description to delete.

Note: A generic name is specified as a character string that contains one or more characters followed by an asterisk (*). If a generic name is specified, then all objects that have names with the same prefix as the generic object name are selected.

Examples

DLTDEVD   DEVD(DSPC01)

This command deletes the device description of the device named DSPC01 from the system.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF2105

Object &1 in &2 type *&3 not found.

CPF2114

Cannot allocate object &1 in &2 type *&3.

CPF2117

&4 objects type *&3 deleted. &5 objects not deleted.

CPF2189

Not authorized to object &1 in &2 type *&3.

CPF2605

Not able to allocate &1.

CPF2615

Controller &1 must be varied off for this operation.

CPF2616

Device Description &1 not deleted. Device in use.

CPF2634

Not authorized to object &1.

CPF2646

Delete request failed.

CPF2648

Delete request not allowed for device &1.

CPF2668

Object description not deleted.

CPF268E

Device description &1 cannot be deleted or renamed.

CPF2697

The request did not complete in the time allotted.

CPF2782

Message &1 not monitored.