Unregistration and Re-registration of VMware Data Services Manager Plugin

There can be requirement to change the IP address or certificate of the DSM plugin VM. In such cases, you need to unregister and then re-register the VMware Data Services Manager plugin.

Also, there can be a situation where the VMware Data Services Manager plugin is removed from vSphere due to some reason. In such cases, you can re-register the VMware Data Services Manager plugin.

Note: DSM UI, DSM appliance, and service accounts are not affected when the DSM plugin becomes non-functional due to one of the above reasons.

Change in DSM Plugin VM IP Address or Certificate

If there is a change in the IP address or certificate of the VMware Data Services Manager plugin VM, use the following steps to unregister and re-register the VMware Data Services Manager plugin:

SSH into the DSM plugin VM.
Run the following commands to unregister the VMware Data Services Manager plugin:
```
sh /opt/vmware/tdm-provider/plugin/plugin_utility.sh unregisterPlugin
```
Run the following commands to re-register the VMware Data Services Manager plugin:
```
sh /opt/vmware/tdm-provider/plugin/plugin_utility.sh registerPlugin
```

DSM Plugin Removed from vCenter

If the VMware Data Services Manager plugin gets removed from vSphere due to some reason, use the following steps to re-register the VMware Data Services Manager plugin:

SSH into the DSM Plugin VM.
Run the following commands to re-register the VMware Data Services Manager plugin:
```
sh /opt/vmware/tdm-provider/plugin/plugin_utility.sh registerPlugin
```