Uninstall A Vshield Edge From A Port Group; Uninstall Port Group Isolation From An Esx Host - VMware VSHIELD APP 1.0.0 UPDATE 1 Admin Manual

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Uninstall a vShield Edge from a Port Group

You can uninstall a vShield Edge from a port group by using the vSphere Client.
C If you have enabled Port Group Isolation, you must migrate or power off the virtual machines on
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the ESX host from which you want to uninstall a vShield Edge. Uninstalling Port Group Isolation places the
ESX host in maintenance mode. After uninstallation is complete, the ESX host reboots. If any of the virtual
machines that are running on the target ESX host cannot be migrated to another ESX host, these virtual
machines must be powered off or migrated manually before the uninstallation can continue. If the vShield
Manager is on the same ESX host, the vShield Manager must be migrated prior to uninstalling Port Group
Isolation.
If you did not install and enable Port Group Isolation on an ESX host, you do not have to migrate virtual
machines to uninstall a vShield Edge.
To uninstall a vShield Edge
1 Log in to the vSphere Client.
2 Go to View > Inventory > Networking.
3 Click the Edge tab.
4 Click Uninstall.

Uninstall Port Group Isolation from an ESX Host

Uninstalling Port Group Isolation requires multiple steps that must be performed in the following order.
C Uninstalling Port Group Isolation places the ESX host in maintenance mode. After uninstallation is
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complete, the ESX host reboots. If any of the virtual machines that are running on the target ESX host cannot
be migrated to another ESX host, these virtual machines must be powered off or migrated manually before the
uninstallation can continue. If the vShield Manager is on the same ESX host, the vShield Manager must be
migrated prior to uninstalling Port Group Isolation.
To uninstall Port Group Isolation
1 Migrate all vShield Edge instances and their secured port groups off the ESX host from which Port Group
Isoaltion is being uninstalled.
2 Go to View > Inventory > Networking.
3 Right-click the vDS from which Port Group Isolation will be uninstalled.
4 Select vShield > Disable Isolation.
5 Go to View > Inventory > Hosts and Clusters.
6 Click the ESX host from the vSphere Client inventory panel on which Port Group Isolation is installed.
7 Click the vShield tab.
8 Click Uninstall for to the vShield Edge Port Group Isolation service.
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