The Delete Controller Description (DLTCTLD) command deletes the specified controller description. A controller description must be varied offline before this command is issued to delete it.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
CTLD	Controller description	Generic name, name	Required, Positional 1

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Controller description (CTLD)

Specifies the name of the controller description.

controller-description-NAME

Specify the NAME of the controller description to delete.

generic*-controller-description-NAME

Specify the generic NAME of the controller 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

DLTCTLD   CTLD(CONTROL01)

This command deletes the controller description named CONTROL01 from the system. If the controller description being deleted has any device descriptions associated with it, they are detached and a message containing their names is sent to the system operator.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF2105

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

CPF2615

Controller &1 must be varied off for this operation.

CPF2634

Not authorized to object &1.

CPF2636

Command not processed. Controller &1 in use.

CPF2697

The request did not complete in the time allotted.

CPF2717

Controller description &1 not deleted.

CPF2782

Message &1 not monitored.