Uninstalling HCX requires removing the service from both source and destination site.

Note:

This procedure applies to non-VMC deployments. To uninstall HCX in VMC environments, see Uninstalling HCX in VMware Cloud on AWS Deployments.

A graceful uninstall of HCX appliances is always initiated from the source side. The process requires that HCX is fully functional, including site pairings and communication between source and destination site appliances.

Prerequisites

All migrations and replications, including DR operations, are finalized.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the HCX Manager Service UI.
  2. Verify that no migration or protection operations are running.
  3. Remove all network extensions from source-site data centers. See Removing a Network Extension.
  4. In the HCX system containing the Service Mesh configuration, complete the following substeps to delete all Service Mesh instances:
    1. Go to Interconnect > Service Mesh.
    2. For each Service Mesh, click Delete.
      Note:

      Removing the Service Mesh from the source site also deletes it from the destination site.

  5. To disconnect all HCX site pairings, complete the following substeps:
    1. From the HCX Console, navigate to Site Pairs.
    2. For each site pair, click Delete Site Pair.
  6. To remove the HCX Manager, complete the following substeps:
    Note:

    For public cloud deployments, contact your cloud service provider to remove HCX.

    1. At the destination site, navigate to the vCenter Hosts and Clusters tab.
    2. Expand the cluster where the HCX Manager is deployed and locate the virtual machine.
    3. Right-click on the HCX entry and power off the selection.
    4. Right-click on the HCX entry and select Delete from Disk.
    5. Repeat this procedure at the source site.
  7. Unregister the HCX Plug-in from the vCenter Server using the instructions on how to remove or deactivate unwanted plug-ins using the KB article, https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1025360.
    Note:

    Remove all HCX extensions that include com.vmware.hybridity in the path. Also, remove the following extensions:

    • com.vmware.hcsp.alarm

    • com.vmware.vca.marketing.ngc.ui