Setup guide

Uninstalling vShield Components 5

This chapter details the steps required to uninstall vShield components from your vCenter inventory.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Uninstall a vShield App Virtual Appliance,” on page 37

“Uninstall a vShield Edge,” on page 37

“Uninstall a vShield Data Security Virtual Machine,” on page 38

“Uninstall a vShield Endpoint Module,” on page 38

Uninstall a vShield App Virtual Appliance

Uninstalling a vShield App removes the virtual appliance from the network and vCenter Server.

CAUTION Uninstalling a vShield App places the ESX host in maintenance mode. The ESX host reboots

during uninstallation. If any of the virtual machines that are running on the target ESX host cannot be

migrated to another ESX host, these virtual machines must be powered off or migrated manually before the

uninstallation can continue. If the vShield Manager is on the same ESX host, the vShield Manager must be

migrated prior to uninstalling the vShield App.

Procedure

1 Log in to the vSphere Client.

2 Select the ESX host from the inventory tree.

3 Click the vShield tab.

4 Click Uninstall for the vShield App service.

If you are uninstalling vShield App on a stateless ESX host, ignore the VIB uninstallation errors.

5 If the ESX host was in maintenance mode before you started uninstalling vShield App, remove the

vShield App virtual machines manually after the automatic uninstallation is complete.

The instance is uninstalled.

Uninstall a vShield Edge

You can uninstall a vShield Edge by using the vSphere Client.

Prerequisites

You must have been assigned the Enterprise Administrator or vShield Administrator role .

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