rmbdsp Command

Purpose

Remove a backing device and return the storage back to the storage pool.

Syntax

rmbdsp {-bd LogicalVolume | -vtd VirtualTargetDevice} [-savebd]

Description

The rmbdsp command removes a backing device from a virtual SCSI server adapter by removing its associated virtual target device. By default the backing device is also removed and its storage returned to the storage pool. If the -savebd flag is included then the backing device is not removed. The backing device can be identified by either specifying the name, -bd, or the virtual target device, -vtd. This command only works with logical volume backing devices.

Flags

-bd BackingDevice Specifies the backing device that is the backing device.
-savebd Instructs the command not to remove the backing device.
-vtd Specifies the virtual target devices that associate the backing device with the virtual SCSI adapter.

Exit Status

25 Specified logical volume is not a backing device.

Examples

  1. To remove the virtual target device vtscsi4 and not remove the backing device associated with it, type: 
    rmbdsp -vtd vtscsi4 -savebd
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