Refreshing a vAPP node: clearing all services for a fresh re-deployment

Products

• CA Identity Suite

Issue/Introduction

How can a problematic node (machine) in a vAPP cluster be properly reset?

 

Resolution

The order of steps is important in refreshing a vAPP machine:

1.  Remove all services on the machine via vAPP console.  Drag and drop the services to remove all of them, and click Deploy.

2.  Remove the machine/node from vAPP by deleting the machine in vAPP dashboard.

3.  Run the alias reset_vapp_to_factory_defaults to clear out the filesystems.

4.  Re-add the machine -- in vAPP dashboard, add machine. Specify the same IP address that it already has.

5.  Deploy all desired services to the refreshed machine.