Purpose
Removes an Oracle ACFS file system.
Syntax and Description
acfsutil rmfs -h acfsutil rmfs device acfsutil rmfs device -b
acfsutil
rmfs
-h
displays help text and exits.
Table 16-95 contains the options available with the acfsutil
rmfs
command.
Table 16-95 Options for the acfsutil rmfs command
Option | Description |
---|---|
|
Specifies an Oracle ACFS device file that has been formatted. |
|
Specifies batch mode. No user interaction is required. |
You can use acfsutil
rmfs
to remove an Oracle ACFS that is dismounted. When the command is run, the superblock of the file system is disabled. root
or asmadmin
privileges are required to run this command. For information about operating system group privileges, see "About Privileges for Oracle ASM".
After acfsutil
rmfs
runs successfully, the MOUNTPATH
and USAGE
columns in the V$ASM_VOLUME
view are cleared for the device. The removed Oracle ACFS can be restored using fsck
or acfschkdsk
. The device can be reformatted with a new Oracle ACFS using the mkfs
or acfsformat
commands.
Examples
The following example shows the use of acfsutil
rmfs
to remove the specified volume device file and associated file system.