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Remove a live Cisco VCS from a Cisco VCS X5 cluster (permanently) 

This process will remove one Cisco VCS peer from an existing cluster. FindMe and configuration 
replication to this Cisco VCS will be stopped and the Cisco VCS will no longer be included in the list of 
peers in the cluster. Provisioning will also be disabled on the removed Cisco VCS. 

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If the whole cluster is to be disbanded then use the procedure defined in “Disband a Cisco VCS 
X5 cluster”. 

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If the cluster peer to be removed is not accessible, use the procedure defined in “Remove an out-
of-service Cisco VCS from a Cisco VCS X5 cluster (permanently)”. 

 
1.  Ensure that the Cisco VCS to be removed from the cluster is not indicated as the Master Cisco 

VCS. 
If it is the Master Cisco VCS, see the section “Change the master peer of a Cisco VCS cluster” for 
instructions on how to make a different peer the master. 

 

On Cisco TMS 
2. Select 

Systems > Navigator (and any required sub folders) then click on the Cisco VCS to be 

removed. 

3. Select 

the 

TMS Agent tab. 

4. Clear 

the 

Enable TMS Agent Data Replication check box. 

5. Click 

Save Settings. 

 

On the Cisco VCS to be removed: 
6.  Log in to the CLI as root and type: 

cluster 
The following screen will appear: 

 

 

7.  Choose option 3 “Disable Replication on this VCS”. 

8.  Follow the instructions until you are returned to the menu. 

9.  Choose option q to Quit. 

 

On the Cisco VCS that is being removed: 

10.  Log into the web interface. 

Cisco VCS Deployment Guide: Cluster creation and maintenance (Cisco VCS X5) 

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