Remove orphaned VEM from VSM

[Russell Teague]

Some hosts in our environment were abruptly removed before the VEM could be uninstalled from the host.  This has left us with some VEMs in the VSM reported as absent.  How can I remove them?  Modules 3-6

n1kv# sho module vem mapping

Mod     Status          UUID                                    License Status

---     -----------     ------------------------------------    --------------

  3          absent     45dcfbe0-a161-11de-0000-00000000001d    un-licensed

  4          absent     45dcfbe0-a161-11de-0000-00000000001c    un-licensed

  5          absent     45dcfbe0-a161-11de-0000-00000000000f    un-licensed

  6          absent     45dcfbe0-a161-11de-0000-00000000000c    un-licensed

  7      powered-up     45dcfbe0-a161-11de-0001-00000000000e    licensed

  8      powered-up     45dcfbe0-a161-11de-0001-00000000000d    licensed

  9      powered-up     45dcfbe0-a161-11de-0001-00000000000f    licensed

10      powered-up     45dcfbe0-a161-11de-0001-00000000000c    licensed

-Thanks

[lwatta · Accepted solution]

Russell,

Try this...

n1000v-MV# config t

n1000v-MV(config)# no vem 3

That should remove it.

Louis

[Russell Teague]

Funny, I thought I had already tried that.  It worked.  Thanks.

[Mike Hulbert]

I have a vem out there from an ESXi host that no longer exists.  When I issue this

command I get:

* this terminal session

switch(config-vem-slot)# sh mod vem mapping

Mod     Status          UUID                                    License Status

---     -----------     ------------------------------------    --------------

  3      powered-up     50000000-0000-0000-5000-0000000000ff    licensed

  4      powered-up     50000000-0000-0000-5000-0000000000bf    licensed

  5      powered-up     50000000-0000-0000-5000-0000000000df    licensed

I want to remove mod 5.  When I try I get:

cannot modify slot 5: host module is inserted

I can't delete vem 5.  Please help.

Mike

[lwatta]

The error says it's still inserted. Can you run "show module" and make sure Module 5 does not show up? If it stil shows up then the you will have to first disconnect that ESX host from the N1KV from within vCenter.

louis

[Mike Hulbert]

Thanks for input.  Long story, but the reason the VEM was still showing up is because the host was still on line.  My bad.  It should have been deleted as was not.