Decommission Switches
You might need to decommission a switch when you:
- Change the hostname of the monitored switch or host
- Move the monitored switch or host from one data center to another
- RMA the monitored switch or host
Decommissioning the switch or host removes information about the switch or host from the NetQ database. When the NetQ Agent restarts at a later date, it sends a connection request back to the database, so NetQ can monitor the switch or host again.
Decommission a Switch
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From the LCM dashboard, navigate to the Switch management tab.
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On the Switches card, select Manage.
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Select the devices to decommission, then select the decommission icon above the table:
If you attempt to decommission a switch that is assigned a default, unmodified access profile, the process will fail. Create a unique access profile (or update the default with unique credentials), then attach the profile to the switch you want to decommission.
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Confirm the devices you want to decommission.
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Wait for the decommission process to complete, then select Done.
To decommission a switch or host:
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On the given switch or host, stop and disable the NetQ Agent service:
cumulus@switch:~$ sudo systemctl stop netq-agent cumulus@switch:~$ sudo systemctl disable netq-agent -
On the NetQ appliance or VM, decommission the switch or host:
cumulus@netq-appliance:~$ netq decommission <hostname-to-decommission>