You can uninstall content packs. Uninstalling contact packs removes custom dashboards, saved queries, alerts, and extracted fields.

Content packs are saved as vCenter VMware Aria Operations for Logs Content Pack (VLCP) files.

Uninstalling a content pack makes it permanently unavailable for all users. Make a backup by exporting the content pack as a VLCP file first. See Export a Content Pack.

Prerequisites

Verify that you are logged into the VMware Aria Operations for Logs web user interface as a Super Admin user, or a user associated with a role that has the relevant permissions. For more information, see Create and Modify Roles in Administering VMware Aria Operations for Logs. The URL format of the web user interface is https://operations_for_logs-host, where operations_for_logs-host is the IP address or host name of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance.

Procedure

  1. Expand the main menu and click Content Packs.
  2. Click the content pack that you want to uninstall and select Uninstall from the drop-down menu Click to export a content pack next to the name of the content pack.
  3. Click Uninstall.

Results

The content pack is removed from the Installed Content Packs list.