Uninstall ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere

03/10/2025 Contributors

Uninstalling the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere deletes all the data in the tools.

Steps

Remove or move all the virtual machines from the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere managed datastores.
- To remove the virtual machines, refer to Remove and reregister VMs and VM templates
- To move them to an unmanaged datastore, refer to storage vMotion
Delete datastores created on ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere.
If you have enabled the VASA provider, select Settings > VASA Provider settings > Unregister in ONTAP tools to unregister the VASA providers from all the vCenter servers.
Disassociate all storage backends from the vCenter Server instance. Refer to Dissociate storage backends with the vCenter Server instance.
Delete all storage backends. Refer to Manage storage backends.
Remove the SRA adapter from VMware Live Site Recovery:
1. Log in as admin to the VMware Live Site Recovery appliance management interface using port 5480.
2. Select Storage Replication Adapters.
3. Select the appropriate SRA card, and from the drop-down menu, select Delete.
4. Confirm that you know the results of deleting the adapter and select Delete.
Delete the vCenter server instances onboarded to ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere. Refer to Manage vCenter Server instances.
Power off the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere VMs from the vCenter Server and delete the VMs.

What’s next?

Remove FlexVol volumes