Remove Units from PolicyCenter

Packeteer units running PacketWise software version 5.2 or later can be in either shared mode or local mode.

• Units in shared mode use PolicyCenter for configuration information, deriving an effective configuration that combines the values of its local unit configuration and group configuration. While in shared mode, the configuration on the unit's flash disk is automatically synchronized with the PolicyCenter configuration. To remove a unit from PolicyCenter, you must first switch the unit to local mode.
  
  
• A unit in local mode uses a configuration derived only from the files on the unit itself. Note that after you switch from shared mode back to local mode, the local configuration will be the same as the unit's PolicyCenter (combined local and group) configuration. While the unit is in shared mode, PolicyCenter continually updates the configuration files on the unit's flash disk to match its PolicyCenter configuration. Switching a unit back to local mode will not remove the configuration attributes the unit previously inherited from its group.
  
  For example, if a unit in shared mode has a local HTTP traffic class and an FTP class inherited from its group configuration, switching the unit to local mode will make both these classes part of the unit's local configuration.
  

Be aware that simply switching a unit to shared mode does not remove it completely from PolicyCenter. You must also delete the unit from PolicyCenter, then remove the unit configuration.

Switch the Unit to Local Mode

To switch a unit to local mode:

1. Access the unit's Web interface, using a browser and the IP address of the unit.
   
   
2. Click the setup tab.
   
   
3. Choose PolicyCenter access from the Setup Page drop-down list.
   
   
4. Select local mode.
   
   
5. A popup window will ask you to confirm that you want to switch the unit to local mode. Click OK.
   
   

Delete the Unit Configuration from PolicyCenter

Access the PolicyCenter Web interface.

1. Select the configurations tab. The unit will still appear in the Unit: drop-down list, but now the dead time field contains the time since the last communication.
   
   
2. Select the unit to be deleted from the tree.
   
   
3. Click the Delete button (located under the tabs).

Remove the Configuration

From PolicyCenter:

1. Select the configurations tab.
   
   
2. Select clean configurations.
   
   
3. Specify a dead time limit (How long should a unit be nonresponsive before I delete its entry?)
   
   
4. Select Clean.

See also:

Clear a PolicyCenter Unit Configuration

Copy a Group Configuration