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Remove orphaned collectors

Remove obsolete collectors from VMan. Virtualzation Manager versions removing old entries orphaned collector shut down decommissioned database setup tab VMAN console website

First published date

10/18/2018 6:18 PM

Last published date

10/18/2018 6:18 PM

Overview

When a collector is shut down or decommissioned, the database entries may be intact causing the old collectors to still appear under the Setup tab of the VMan website.

Product section

Virtualization Manager

Resolution

To remove old entries of orphaned collectors from the database: 

  1. Log into the VMan Appliance console using a remote connection network tool such as putty.
  2. Type psql -U h9pgsu hyper9db to login to the database, then you should see the prompt hyper9db=# on the screen.
  3. Run the following query: 
    1. DELETE FROM cfg_systemconfig_collectors WHERE id NOT IN (SELECT collector_id FROM cfg_systemconfig_hosts) and name !='localhost';
    2. Type \q.
 

For VMAN 7.2

Login on VMAN console> Go to Set up tab> Configuration Summary:

  1. Find your “red” decommissioned collector.
  2.  Hover over it, and let the pop-up appear.
  3. Then slide to the right to the (x) indicator.
  4. Click the (x) to remove the collector.