Deleting a cluster configuration

This topic describes how to delete a cluster configuration.

To delete a cluster configuration

  1. Start the VCS Configuration wizard.

    Click Start > All Programs > Veritas > Veritas Cluster Server > Configuration Tools > Cluster Configuration Wizard.

    On Windows 2012 operating systems, use the Apps menu.

  2. Read the information on the Welcome panel and click Next.
  3. In the Configuration Options panel, click Cluster Operations and click Next.
  4. In the Domain Selection panel, select or type the name of the domain in which the cluster resides and click Next.

    To discover information about all the systems and users in the domain

    • Uncheck the Specify systems and users manually check box.

    • Click Next.

      Proceed to step 7.

    To specify systems and user names manually (recommended for large domains)

    • Check the Specify systems and users manually check box.

    • Additionally, you may instruct the wizard to retrieve a list of systems and users in the domain by selecting appropriate check boxes.

    • Click Next.

      If you checked the Retrieve system list from domain check box, proceed to step 6. Otherwise proceed to the next step.

  5. In the System Selection panel, type the name of the system and click Add.

    Proceed to step 7.

  6. In the System Selection panel, specify the nodes of the cluster to be deleted.

    Enter the system name and click Add to add the system to the Selected Systems list. Alternatively, you can select the systems from the Domain Systems list and click the right-arrow icon.

    If you specify only one node of an existing cluster, VCW discovers all nodes for that cluster.

  7. In the Cluster Configuration Options panel, click Delete Cluster and then click Next.
  8. In the Cluster Selection panel, select the cluster whose configuration is to be deleted and click Next.

    If you chose to specify the systems manually in step 4, only the clusters configured with the specified systems are displayed.

  9. If you want to remove the VCS Helper service user account from the administrative group of the all the nodes in the cluster, click Yes from the informational dialog box. Otherwise, click No.
  10. In the Cluster User Information panel, enter the user name and password for a user with administrative privileges to the cluster and click OK.

    The Cluster User Information dialog box appears only when you delete a non-secure cluster.

  11. Review the summary information and click Unconfigure.
  12. The wizard starts running commands to remove the configuration from the cluster. After all commands have been successfully run, click Finish.

    VCW removes the cluster configuration; VCW does not unconfigure the VCS Authentication Service or uninstall the product from the systems.