Deleting virtual images from the catalog

You can delete virtual images from the catalog.

Before you begin

When you delete a virtual image, any patterns that refer to that virtual image are no longer deployable. You must clone these patterns and link them to a new virtual image before they can be deployed.

To complete this task, you must either have the Create new catalog content permission and be granted all access to the virtual image that you want to delete, or have the Workload resources administration role with full permissions.

About this task

You can use the console or the command line interface to complete this task. For the command line information, see the Related information section.

Procedure

  1. Click Catalog > Virtual Images if you are in 2.3.3.0 (or Pattern development > Components > Virtual Images if in 2.3.3.3).
  2. Select the virtual image to delete from the catalog. Details about the virtual image are displayed in a slide-out pane.

    If the virtual image has multiple versions, expand the entry for the virtual image, and then select the version that you want to delete.

  3. Click the Delete icon in the toolbar and click OK.
    Notes:
    • If a virtual system instance that is referencing that virtual image is running, the virtual image cannot be deleted, and the Delete icon is disabled.
    • You will be unable to delete a virtual image if there is at least one extended or cloned virtual image of the original virtual image, and the original virtual image has a fix pack. If you want to delete the virtual image, capture and export all extended and cloned virtual images you need, and then delete all the cloned, extended, and captured virtual images.

What to do next

Clone any patterns that referenced the virtual image that you removed. You must link these patterns to a new virtual image before they can be deployed. For more information about cloning virtual system patterns, see the Related tasks section.