Decommission Switches
You can decommission a switch or host at any time. You might need to do this 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 from the CLI
To decommission a switch or host:
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-agentOn the NetQ On-premises or Cloud Appliance or VM, decommission the switch or host.
cumulus@netq-appliance:~$ netq decommission <hostname-to-decommission>
Decommission from the NetQ UI
You can decommission a switch or host from the NetQ UI using the Inventory | Devices card. This stops and disables the NetQ Agent service on the device, and decommissions it from the NetQ database.
- Expand the Inventory | Devices card to list the devices in the current inventory:
- Select the devices to decommission:
- Confirm the devices to decommission:
- Wait for the decommission process to complete:
