HP XP P9500 Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Guide for VMWare (HIT52 - Page 64

Uninstalling HDLM

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Uninstalling HDLM The procedure for uninstalling HDLM is described below. Perform the uninstallation process on the host and the remote management client. You can uninstall HDLM on the remote management client by using an unattended uninstallation. An unattended uninstallation enables a user to uninstall HDLM without entering information. To perform an unattended uninstallation, the msi file, which is included in the HDLM installation DVD-ROM, is required. To manually perform an uninstallation on the remote management client, follow the procedure in Uninstalling HDLM from a remote management client on page 3-17. To perform an unattended uninstallation, follow the procedure in Performing an unattended uninstallation of HDLM on a remote management client on page 3-17. Uninstalling HDLM from a host The uninstallation of HDLM from a host is performed using the VMware vSphere CLI on the remote management client. 1. Log on to Windows on the remote management client as a member of the Administrators group. 2. Start the VMware vSphere CLI on the remote management client. 3. Execute the following command to check the name of the HDLM offline bundle file. >esxcli --server=host-name --username=user-name -password=password software vib list | findstr hdlm 4. Uninstall HDLM. Execute the command below. In the -n parameter, specify the offline bundle file name you identified in step 3. >esxcli --server=host-name --username=user-name -password=password software vib remove -n offline-bundle-file-name 5. Return the acceptance level of the host to what it was before you installed HDLM. Execute the command below. In the --level parameter, specify the acceptance level value that you noted before installing HDLM. >esxcli --server=host-name --username=user-name -password=password software acceptance set --level=acceptancelevel 6. Restart the host. 7. Execute the following command to check the list of devices. Check the management-target devices of HDLM. 3-16 Creating an HDLM Environment Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Guide (for VMware(R))

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Uninstalling HDLM
The procedure for uninstalling HDLM is described below. Perform the
uninstallation process on the host and the remote management client.
You can uninstall HDLM on the remote management client by using an
unattended uninstallation. An unattended uninstallation enables a user to
uninstall HDLM without entering information.
To perform an unattended uninstallation, the
msi
file, which is included in the
HDLM installation DVD-ROM, is required.
To manually perform an uninstallation on the remote management client,
follow the procedure in
Uninstalling HDLM from a remote management client
on page
3-
17
. To perform an unattended uninstallation, follow the procedure
in
Performing an unattended uninstallation of HDLM on a remote
management client on page
3-
17
.
Uninstalling HDLM from a host
The uninstallation of HDLM from a host is performed using the VMware
vSphere CLI on the remote management client.
1
.
Log on to Windows on the remote management client as a member of the
Administrators group.
2
.
Start the VMware vSphere CLI on the remote management client.
3
.
Execute the following command to check the name of the HDLM offline
bundle file.
>esxcli --server=
host-name
--username=
user-name
--
password=
password
software vib list | findstr hdlm
4
.
Uninstall HDLM.
Execute the command below. In the
-n
parameter, specify the offline
bundle file name you identified in step 3.
>esxcli --server=
host-name
--username=
user-name
--
password=
password
software vib remove -n
offline-bundle-file-name
5
.
Return the acceptance level of the host to what it was before you installed
HDLM.
Execute the command below. In the
--level
parameter, specify the
acceptance level value that you noted before installing HDLM.
>esxcli --server=
host-name
--username=
user-name
--
password=
password
software acceptance set --level=
acceptance-
level
6
.
Restart the host.
7
.
Execute the following command to check the list of devices.
Check the management-target devices of HDLM.
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Creating an HDLM Environment
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User Guide (for VMware(R))