You can detach a VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension cluster from VMware Tanzu Mission Control directly through the Kubernetes Container Clusters UI plugin. When you detach a cluster, VMware Tanzu Mission Control stops managing the cluster as the VMware Tanzu Mission Control agent is removed.

To detach a cluster after it is created, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Log in to VMware Cloud Director, click More > Kubernetes Container Clusters.
  2. In the Kubernetes Clusters tab, in the datagrid, click on the name of the cluster you want to detach, and click Detach from TMC.
  3. In the Detach cluster window, select the checkbox if you want to detach the cluster from VMware Tanzu Mission Control without stopping the VMware Tanzu Mission Control agent running on the cluster.
    Note: If you select this option, the VMware Tanzu Mission Control agent should be manually removed later based on VMware Tanzu Mission Control guidelines. For detailed instructions, see Remove a Cluster from Your Organization.
  4. Click Detach.
    Note: When you attempt to delete a cluster and the cluster is still attached to VMware Tanzu Mission Control, the Kubernetes Container Clusters UI reminds you to detach the cluster before you delete it.

    If you do not detach a cluster before you delete it in the Kubernetes Container Clusters UI, you may see a stranded entry for that cluster in VMware Tanzu Mission Control.