Delete an environmentLast Updated January 26, 2025
You can delete an existing environment
from
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
. You cannot select and delete a specific
product within an environment. You can delete both successful and failed environment
deployments. You can also delete initiated environments or environments that failed
to deploy.
You can edit an existing environment that is
in progress or that has failed to deploy by selecting any product under
Environments
, clicking the vertical ellipses for the
product, and selecting Edit Environment Details
. You can edit
the environment name or the environment description. You cannot edit the environment
name for a global environment.You can use
Workspace ONE Access
to create an environment. The following condiderations exist when
using
Workspace ONE Access
to delete
an environment:- VMware Aria Automation8.x cannot be installed or imported.
- You cannot useWorkspace ONE Accessas an authentication source forVMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
- You cannot access identity and tenant management. The user and active directory management become inaccessible. The existing roles and user mappings ofWorkspace ONE AccessfromVMware Aria Suite Lifecycleis removed.
- ClickManage Environmentsto delete a successfully installed environment, or delete a failed environment deployment listed underRecent Requests.
- Click the three dots in the upper right corner of the environment tile and then selectDelete Environment.
- SelectDelete related virtual machines from vCenterto delete all virtual machines associated with this environment fromvCenter.If you do not select this option, all virtual machines associated with this environment remain invCenterafter the environment is deleted fromVMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
- SelectDelete related virtual machines from vCenterto delete virtual machines associated with the environment.This option is available only if you have virtual machine associated with an environment invCenter. If selected, virtual machines associated to the environment are also deleted from thevCenter. If it is not selected, records of this environment are only removed fromVMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
- ClickDELETE.
- If you deleted virtual machines associate with the environment, verify that the list of virtual machines to delete is correct and then clickCONFIRM DELETE.IaaS virtual machine names do not appear in this list.If the VM delete operation fails, an option is available to delete the environment fromVMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. You can then delete the VMs manually fromvCenter.For a brownfield import, if you did not add avCenterlist, the delete environment confirmation dialog box does not show the VM list invCenterand you must remove them manually.
- ClickCLOSE.
The environment is removed
from
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
.
You can view the progress of
the delete operation on the
Requests
page.