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Cisco Media Gateway Manager 5.0 User Guide
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Chapter 4 Building the Network
How Do I Add and Delete Network Elements?
4.2.7 Deleting Network Elements
From the Domain Explorer Hierarchy pane, you can delete a single NE, multiple NEs, or out-of-service
NEs:
• 4.2.7.1 Deleting a Single Network Element
• 4.2.7.2 Deleting Multiple Network Elements
• 4.2.7.3 Removing a Deleted Network Element
4.2.7.1 Deleting a Single Network Element
To delete a single NE:
Step 1 In the Domain Explorer Hierarchy pane, select the NE that will be deleted. The Network Element
Properties sheet appears.
Step 2 There are two options to place an NE Out of Service:
• In the Status tab of the Network Element Properties sheet, set the Operational State field to
OutofService; then, click Save.
• In the Domain Explorer, right click on the node and choose Mark Out of Service.
Step 3 In the Domain Explorer Hierarchy pane, select the NE to be deleted again.
Step 4 You can delete either a selected instance of the NE or all instances of the NE:
• Deleting the selected instance of the NE—Only the specific NE that you selected in the Domain
Explorer Hierarchy pane is deleted. To delete the selected instance of the NE, choose Edit > Delete;
then, click Yes . If this is the last instance of the NE, the NE is placed in the Deleted Network
Elements group.
• Deleting all instances of the NE—All NEs in the user domain that have the same NE ID are deleted.
To delete all instances of the selected NE, choose Edit > Delete All; then, click OK. The NE is
placed in the Deleted Network Elements group.
No client views for an NE can be opened in the Deleted Network Elements group. Also, no properties
of a deleted NE can be modified. The deleted NE and its associated data are removed from all client
views except the Domain Explorer.
Note Only out-of-service NEs can be placed in the Deleted Network Elements group.
4.2.7.2 Deleting Multiple Network Elements
To delete multiple NEs:
Step 1 For each NE that will be deleted:
a. In the Domain Explorer Hierarchy pane, select the NE that will be deleted. The Network Element
Properties sheet appears.
b. Place the NE Out of Service. There are two options: