deletecollector CLI command

Use this command to delete data collectors based on the criterion specified. Additionally, you can preview the data collectors that will be affected by the criterion that you specify. You can also delete the data indexed by those data collectors.

Note

You cannot use this command to delete all data collectors.

To understand the syntax and examples, see:

Related topics

deletecomponents-CLI-command

shutdown-CLI-command

Collecting-data-into-the-system

Syntax

Note

Before you run the command, note the following points:

deleteCollector -u <userName> -w <password> -d <hostName> -p <portNumber> -c <criterion> [-l <locale>] [-y][-r][-v][-s]
  • Angle brackets (< >) indicate a variable value that needs to be user defined.
  • Square brackets ([ ]) indicate optional parameters.

The following table describes the parameters used in the syntax:

Example input

The following example provides the input for deleting the data collectors associated with host name starting with houston:

deleteCollector -u admin -w admin12345 -d localhost -p 9797 -c hostName="houston*" -r

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*