Removing hypervisors and VMware data sources

Remove hypervisors and VMware vCenter servers that you no longer want to monitor with IBM Spectrum Control.

Procedure

To remove hypervisors and vCenter servers, complete the following steps:

  1. Go to Servers > Hypervisors
    Information about monitored hypervisors and vCenter servers is displayed.
  2. Right-click a hypervisor and select Remove.
    The hypervisor and all its data are removed from IBM Spectrum Control immediately. Any data collection jobs and alerts are also removed.
    When you remove a vCenter Server, the hypervisors that it manages are also removed from IBM Spectrum Control. However, information about the hypervisors is not removed immediately, but is retained according to the Data for missing resources setting on the History Retention page. The default setting is 14 days. If the default setting is used, all information about the hypervisors is deleted 14 days after the related vCenter Server was removed.
    Tips: After a vCenter Server is removed, but before its managed hypervisors are removed according to the retention settings, the following conditions occur:
    • Any data collection jobs that are scheduled for the hypervisors fail.
    • Because data is no longer collected, any alerts that were based on that data are not generated.