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SnapCenter Software 6.0

Uninstall plug-ins locally on a host

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You can uninstall SnapCenter plug-ins locally on a host if you cannot reach the host from the SnapCenter Server.

About this task

The best practice for uninstalling individual plug-ins or plug-in packages is to either use the SnapCenter GUI or use the Uninstall-SmHostPackage cmdlet on the SnapCenter Server host command-line interface. These procedures help the SnapCenter Server to stay up to date with any changes.

However, you might have a rare need to uninstall plug-ins locally. For example, you might have run an uninstall job from the SnapCenter Server but the job failed, or you uninstalled your SnapCenter Server and orphan plug-ins remain on a host.

Important Uninstalling a plug-in package locally on a host does not delete data associated with the host; for example scheduled jobs and backup metadata.
Important Do not attempt to uninstall the SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Windows locally from the Control Panel. You must use the SnapCenter GUI to ensure that SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows is properly uninstalled.
Steps

  1. On the host system, navigate to the Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.

  2. In the list of programs, select the SnapCenter plug-in or plug-in package you want to uninstall and click Uninstall.

    Windows uninstalls all plug-ins in the selected package.