Unregistering the vCenter Plug-in

You can unregister the NetApp Element Plug-in for vCenter Server using one of the procedures described for your installation. Unregistering the plug-in has the same effect as disabling it but does not remove all associated files and folders.

Before you begin

vCenter Administrator role privileges to unregister a plug-in.
IP address of the management node.
URL and credentials for the vCenter from which you are unregistering the plug-in.

About this task

Note: Unregistering a plug-in package on vCenter Server does not delete the plug-in package files that are installed locally. To remove all plug-in files, see instructions on removing the plug-in.

Procedure

To unregister the plug-in, follow the procedure for your installed version:

Version 3.0 or later:
- Unregister the plug-in using the vCenter Plug-in registration utility:
  1. Enter the IP address for your management node in a browser, including the TCP port for registration: https://[management node IP]:9443.
  2. Click or navigate to Unregister Plug-in.
  3. Enter the following:
    1. The IP address or FQDN server name of the vCenter service on which you have registered your plug-in.
    2. The vCenter Administrator user name.
    3. The vCenter Administrator password.
  4. Click Unregister.

For versions earlier than 3.0 to 2.7 :

Use the vCenter Managed Object Browser (MOB) interface in your browser to manually unregister.
1. Enter the MOB URL: https://[vcenter]/mob
2. Click Content > Extension Manager > UnregisterExtension.
3. Enter com.solidfire.
4. Click Invoke Method.

Unregister using PowerCLI:

Connect-VIServer -Server $vcenter -User administrator@vsphere.local
-Password xxxxXXx -Force -ErrorAction Stop -SaveCredentials
$em = Get-View ExtensionManager
$em.ExtensionList | ft -property Key
$em.UnregisterExtension("com.solidfire")
$em.UpdateViewData()
$em.ExtensionList | ft -property Key
Disconnect-VIServer * -Confirm:$false

Version 2.6.1 or earlier:
1. In a browser, enter the URL for the registration utility or locate it in the program directory:
  - https://<FDVA or management node IP>:8443
  - /opt/solidfire/vcp/bin/vcp-reg.sh
2. In the vCenter Plugin Register/Unregister window, click Unregister.