Remove package from node

If you have previously deployed packages to nodes, but no longer require them, you can remove the packages from the nodes using the console. You can only remove an agent package from a node after you remove any other packages on the node.

To remove packages from nodes:

1. Open Policy managementDeployment packages in the console tree and select the packages that you want to remove. You can select multiple packages by pressing SHIFT or CTRL.
2. Right-click your selection, and then click All TasksUninstall from .... The Uninstall package from... dialog box opens.
3. Select the nodes that you want to remove the packages from by selecting check boxes for the nodes and node groups in Managed nodes.
4. Optional. If you know that the job to remove the package will fail (for example, because the node is unreachable), but you still want to remove the package from the inventory on the management server, select the Force removal of package check box.
5. Click OK.
6. If you are removing an HTTPS agent package, the Node Credentials dialog box opens. Specify the credentials that the management server uses to uninstall the package. Click one of the following options:

   • PMAD user. The management server attempts to uninstall the agent as the user under which the policy management and deployment (PMAD) service runs (called HP-OVE-Deleg-User by default).

     You can only use this for nodes with a Windows operating system. The nodes can belong to the same domain as the management server, a trusted domain, or a workgroup.

     NOTE:
     The PMAD user does not by default have administrative access to the node. For more information, see Start Windows node security setup.

   • Impersonate user. The management server attempts to uninstall the agent using the credentials that you are currently logged in to Windows with.

     You cannot use impersonation for nodes in untrusted domains or workgroups.

     You can use impersonation only if the PMAD user is trusted for delegation in Active Directory, unless your console runs directly on the management server. For more details on delegation, refer to the Active Directory documentation that Microsoft provides.

   • User/Password. Type the Username of a user who has permission to uninstall software on the node and their Password.

     For nodes with a UNIX or Linux operating system, this is the only command available. You can also use this command to uninstall the HTTPS agent from Windows nodes that belong to the same domain as the management server, a trusted domain, or a workgroup.

   Click OK. The management server uses the same credentials for each node.

7. The management server creates deployment jobs, which remove the packages. If a job fails, you can restart it with advanced options to change the credentials.

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You can also remove a package from a node in the package inventory view:

1. In the console tree, right-click the node from which you want to remove a package, and then click View Package Inventory.
2. In the details pane, right-click the package that you want to remove, and then click All TasksRemove from node.... The Remove Package dialog box opens.
3. If you are removing an HTTPS agent package, specify the credentials that the management server uses to uninstall the package.
4. Optional. Select the Force removal of package(s) check box.

Related Topics:

• Deployment jobs
• Remove policy from node
• Restart job with new options