Steps to manually remove WLD from SDDC Manager after a failed WLD Deletion attempt.

Products

• VMware Cloud Foundation

Issue/Introduction

• Manually cleanup WLD from SDDC Manager DB and vCenter SSO.
• Unable to delete a WLD from the SDDC UI and all other attempts to remove the WLD from the SDDC fail.
  
  

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x

Resolution

Contact Broadcom Support for assistance. 

Additional Information

Impact/Risks:

HIGH - The steps provided in the workaround involve multiple changes to the SDDC Manager database and vCenter SSO. Incorrectly executed commands, commands with incorrect data have the potential to cause irreparable damage to the VCF Environment. Please do not proceed without taking a snapshot of the SDDC Manager VM, and ideally a full file based backup of the SDDC Manager.