Deleting Nodes

You can delete a node from the GUI or by using the CLI

GUI

Procedure

  1. Infrastructure > Nodes
  2. In the Nodes list, click one or more nodes.
  3. Choose a delete option.
    Option Description Procedure
    Delete Deletes the nodes from the database.

    The node must be uninstalled and no application components can be distributed to the node.

    Click Delete or Delete > Delete.

    Force Delete

    Terminates and uninstalls the nodes, deletes components, and deletes the nodes from the database. Components running on the nodes are not notified before the nodes are stopped.

    This option is enabled only if you have the necessary permissions. See Setting Enterprise Permissions for more information.

    Caution: You should exercise extreme caution when using this option as it may leave your system in a non-working state.
    		Click Delete > Force Delete.

CLI

Procedure

  1. In the data file, specify an Environment and one or more Node definitions in base format. You can also use a data file previously used to create the nodes in which the nodes are specified in full format. 
    <Environment name="DevEnvironment" 
		<Node name="node1"/>
		<Node name="node2"/>
</Environment>
  2. In the build file, set the action attribute of the AMXAdminTask element to delete and the objectSelector attribute to Environment/Node. To perform a force delete, specify the force="true" attribute. 
    <AMXAdminTask action="delete" objectSelector="Environment/Node" />