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dpmresourcemgr deletecontainer Command--Delete a Container

The deletecontainer command deletes a container and its contents.

This command has the following format:

dpmresourcemgr deletecontainer [-sc sc_url] -container_name containername [-recursive] [-ws_user username -ws_password password][-locale iso639value]

-sc sc_url

(Optional) Defines the URL for the service controller host.

Example: https://hostname:port/...

hostname

Defines the fully qualified host where the service controller is installed.

Example: localhost.ca.com

port

Defines the listening port for the service controller server.

Example: 80

-container_name containername

Defines a collection of objects. Valid entry: the full path to the container name using backslash (\) to delimit parent container and child container.

-recursive

If set, the command is run recursively to sub services or containers.

-ws_user username -ws_password password

(Optional) Specifies the credentials to use for the web service security check. If you do not include credentials, you are prompted to enter them. Avoid the prompt for credentials by setting up your own session using caaipsecurity.

-locale iso639value

(Optional) Specifies an IS0 639_3166 combination to override the default English output, for example, fr_FR for French. To use the locale of the command prompt, specify "native".

Example: Delete a Container

This example creates a container named, ManagedVMs.

dpmresourcemgr deletecontainer -container_name ManagedVMs.