Deleting VM managers in distributed and disconnected mode

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To delete the connection to a VM manager that is managed by a distributed or disconnected VM Manager Tool, delete the VM manager configuration file. Then, run the VM Manager Tool for the changes to take effect.

Before you begin

The following procedure applies to VM managers that are managed by the distributed or disconnected VM Manager Tool. For VM managers that are managed by local or central VM Manager Tool, delete the connections through the License Metric Tool user interface.

Procedure

Go to the config directory that is located in the installation directory of the VM Manager Tool.
- For distributed VM Manager Tool
  - /var/opt/BESClient/LMT/VMMAN/config
  - C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client\LMT\VMMAN\config
- For disconnected VM Manager Tool
  - VM Manager Tool install dir/config
  - VM Manager Tool install dir\config
Tip: If you do not remember where the VM Manager Tool is installed, search the computer for the following file.
- vmman.sh
- vmman.bat
Delete the vmmconf_name.properties file that represents the VM manager for which you want to delete the connection.

Note: If you are not sure which configuration file represents the particular VM manager, check the URL of the VM manager on the VM Managers panel in License Metric Tool. Then, look for the same URL in the configuration files.

Results

By default, the VM Managers panel shows information about connections to VM managers from which data was uploaded to License Metric Tool within the last 90 days. It means that the VM manager for which you removed the configuration file will be displayed on the VM Managers panel for the next 90 days. To change the period for which data about VM managers is shown, change the value of the maxVMManagerVisibility parameter on the Advanced Server Settings panel. For more information, see: Advanced server settings.

What to do next

Run the VM Manager Tool.