What does the Remove-CompactType cmdlet do?

It removes a class that has been defined as compact-serializable from a cache configuration.

Does this cmdlet support secure execution?

Yes. On Windows you can use the -Credentials parameter, and on Linux you can use -userid and -password for secured operations.

Yes. The reference page shows syntax and examples for both Windows and Linux CLI.

This PowerShell cmdlet enables users to remove the objects that are defined as serializable from a cache configuration.

Remove-CompactType -CacheName -Class [-Port] [-Server] [-Credentials] [-NoLogo]

This command removes the compact serializable class Customer from the cache configuration of a cache named demoCache.

Remove-CompactType -CacheName demoCache -Class Data.Customer

This command removes the compact serializable class Customer from the cache configuration of a cache named demoCache on server node 20.200.20.11.

Remove-CompactType -CacheName demoCache -Class Data.Customer -Server 20.200.20.11

This command removes the compact serializable class Customer from the cache configuration of a cache named demoCache, using security credentials.

Remove-CompactType -CacheName demoCache -Class Data.Customer -Credentials (Get-Credential john_smith)

The parameters with asterisk (*) on their names are the required parameters and the rest are optional.

Parameters	Data Types	Description	Default Value
`-CacheName*`	`<String>`	Specifies the name of the cache from which the compact type will be removed. Note: The cache must already exist on the source server.	-
`-Class*`	`<String>`	Specifies the class to be removed from compact serialization.	-
`-NoLogo`	`<SwitchParameter>`	Suppresses display of the logo banner.	False
`-Port`	`<Integer>`	Specifies the server port where the NCache Service is listening.	8250
`-Server`	`<String>`	Specifies a server name where the NCache Service is running and a cache with the specified cache-name is registered.	IP of local machine
`-Credentials`	`<pscredential>`	Specifies the user credentials required to authorize access for the specified operation. These credentials should belong to a user with the appropriate permissions at the node.	-

remove-compacttype -cachename -class [-port] [-server] [-userid] [-password] [-nologo]

This command removes the compact serializable class Customer from the cache configuration of a cache named demoCache.

remove-compacttype -cachename demoCache -class Data.Customer

This command removes the compact serializable class Customer from the cache configuration of a cache named demoCache on server node 20.200.20.11.

remove-compacttype -cachename demoCache -class Data.Customer -server 20.200.20.11

This command removes the compact serializable class Customer from the cache configuration of a cache named demoCache, using security credentials.

remove-compacttype -cachename demoCache -class Data.Customer -userid john_smith -password pass123

The parameters with asterisk (*) on their names are the required parameters and the rest are optional.

Parameters	Data Types	Description	Default Value
`-cachename*`	`<String>`	Specifies the name of the cache from which the compact type will be removed. Note: The cache must already exist on the source server.	-
`-class*`	`<String>`	Specifies the class to be removed from compact serialization.	-
`-nologo`	`<SwitchParameter>`	Suppresses display of the logo banner.	False
`-port`	`<Integer>`	Specifies the server port where the NCache Service is listening.	8250
`-server`	`<String>`	Specifies a server name where the NCache Service is running and a cache with the specified cache-name is registered.	IP of local machine
`-userid`	`<String>`	Specifies the user id used to authorize the user for this operation. It is required in case security is enabled on Cache Server. This user id must be the active directory user id.	-
`-password`	`<String>`	Specifies the password of the user that is used to authorize the user for this operation. It is required in case security is enabled on Cache Server. This password must be the same as the active directory user password.	-