Removing the vCenter Plug-in

For vCenter Plug-in 2.5 or later, you must manually remove files from vCenter Server.

Before you begin

You have unregistered the existing plug-in and have SSH, RDP, or other appropriate connectivity to vCSA or vCenter Server.

About this task

You must complete the following process to remove all files associated with the plug-in.

Steps

Stop vCenter Server services:

Windows:

(For Flash clients) Enter the following command:

C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmon>.\vmon-cli --stop vsphere-client

(For HTML5 clients) Enter the following commands:

C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmon>.\vmon-cli --stop vsphere-client
C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmon>.\vmon-cli --stop vsphere-ui

vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA): Use the following commands:
- (For Flash clients) Enter the following command:
```
service control --stop vsphere-client
```
- (For HTML5 clients) Enter the following commands:
```
service control --stop vsphere-client
service-control --stop vsphere-ui
```

Remove SolidFire folders and files from the following locations:
- Windows: Use Windows Explorer and search for "SolidFire" in C:\ProgramData\VMware and C:\Program Files\VMware.
  Note: The ProgramData folder is hidden. You must enter the complete file path to access the folder.
- vCSA: Use the following command:
```
find / -name "*solidfire*" -exec rm -rf {} \;
```

Start vCenter Server services:

Windows:

(For Flash clients) Enter the following command:

C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmon>.\vmon-cli --start vsphere-client

(For HTML5 clients) Enter the following commands:

C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmon>.\vmon-cli --start vsphere-client
C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmon>.\vmon-cli --start vsphere-ui

vCSA: Use the following commands:
- (For Flash clients) Enter the following command:
```
service control --start vsphere-client
```
- (For HTML5 clients) Enter the following commands:
```
service control --start vsphere-client
service-control --start vsphere-ui
```