Removing an appliance module
The steps that you follow to remove the appliance module depend on whether the appliance module is Image Streamer or
Composer:
Removing a Composer appliance
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Removing an Image Streamer appliance
Removing a Composer
Prerequisites
Before removing a Composer:
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Create and download a backup of the appliance module. For more information, see "Creating and downloading an
appliance backup."
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Prepare a USB flash drive with the currently installed image of the appliance module. For more information, see "Preparing
a USB flash drive for reimaging an appliance."
Create and download a support dump. For more information, see "Create a support dump file from the appliance
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maintenance console."
Procedure
1. If the appliance module that you want to remove is part of a Highly Available cluster, perform one of the following:
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If it is the active appliance module in the Highly Available cluster, perform the following steps:
a. Activate the standby appliance.
b. Remove the standby appliance from the appliance cluster.
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If it is the standby appliance module in the Highly Available cluster, remove it from the appliance module cluster. For
more information, see Remove the standby appliance from the appliance cluster.
2. If the appliance module that you want to remove is not part of a Highly Available cluster, power down the appliance.
3. Remove the component as indicated.
Removal and replacement procedures
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