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7.2. Removing an Agent

7.2.1. Removing an Agent from a Managed Platform
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  1. Stop the agent service.
  2. Delete the agent from JBoss ON topology.
    1. In the JBoss ON UI, click the Administration tab in the top menu.
    2. In the Topology section in the left menu, select the Agents item.
    3. Select the row for the agent to delete, in the list of installed agents.
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    4. Click the Delete button at the bottom of the page.
    5. Confirm that the agent should be deleted.
  3. If the agent was configured as a system service, remove the associated files. On Windows, this can be done with the rhq-agent.bat remove command. On Linux, this means removing the init.d/ file and updating chkconfig.
  4. Remove the agent installation directory.
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  1. Stop the agent service. 
    [root@server ~]# serverRoot/jon-server-3.3.0.GA/bin/rhqctl.sh stop --agent
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  2. Remove the agent. 
    [root@server ~]# serverRoot/jon-server-3.3.0.GA/bin/rhqctl remove --agent
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  3. Delete the agent from JBoss ON topology.
    1. In the JBoss ON UI, click the Administration tab in the top menu.
    2. In the Topology section in the left menu, select the Agents item.
    3. Select the row for the agent to delete, in the list of installed agents.
      View larger image
    4. Click the Delete button at the bottom of the page.
    5. Confirm that the agent should be deleted.
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