6.5

Removing the Agent Resource
You can use the vRealize Operations Manager to revoke the agent certicate by removing the agent
resource.
Prerequisites
To preserve the continuity of the resource with previously recorded metric data, take a record of the
Endpoint Operations Management agent token that is displayed in the resource details.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the Inventory Explorer in the vRealize Operations Manager user interface.
2 Open the Adapter Types tree.
3 Open the EP Ops Adapter list.
4 Select EP Ops Agent - *HOST_DNS_NAME*.
5 Click Edit Object.
6 Record the agent ID, which is the agent token string.
7 Close the Edit Object dialog box .
8 Select EP Ops Agent - *HOST_DNS_NAME* and click Delete Object.
Reinstate an Agent Resource
When the secure state of a system is recovered, you can reinstate a revoked agent. This ensures that the
agent continues to report on the same resources without losing historical data. To do this you must create a
new Endpoint Operations Management token le by using the same token recorded before you removed the
agent resource. See the section called Removing The Agent Resource.
Prerequisites
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Ensure that you have the recorded Endpoint Operations Management token string.
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Use the resource token recorded prior to removing the agent resource from the
vRealize Operations Manager server.
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Ensure that you have the Manage Agent privilege.
Procedure
1 Create the agent token le with the user that runs the agent.
For example, run the command to create a token le containing the 123-456-789 token.
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On Linux:
echo 123-456-789 > /etc/epops/epops-token
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On Windows:
echo 123-456-789 > %PROGRAMDATA%\VMware\Ep Ops Agent\epops-token
In the example, the token le is wrien to the default token location for that platform
2 Install a new agent and register it with the vRealize Operations Manager server. Ensure that the agent
loads the token you inserted in the token le.
You must have the Manage Agent privilege to perform this action.
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