Deinstall a DCE agent from a Windows node


To manually deinstall an existing DCE agent on a Windows computer:

  1. On the node, remove the agent using Add/Remove Programs.

  2. Remove the PMAD user (which has the name HP-OVE-Deleg-User by default) from the node's local administrators group.

    Note NOTE:
    If the agent was originally installed from an earlier version of the management server, the PMAD user may not be part of the node's local administrator group. You may need to remove a group account (which has the name HP-OVE-GROUP by default) instead.

  3. Optional. The management server does not receive notification when you deinstall the agent manually. Therefore, if the node still exists on the management server, the package and policy inventory is incorrect.

    You can delete the node from the management server using the Configure Managed Nodes dialog. Alternatively, to clear the inventory, you can force the management server to remove the agent package in the Uninstall package from... dialog.

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