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Remove NSX after a failed uninstall
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remove_nsx.md

  1. Put your ESXi hosts into maintenance mode

  2. Log into your ESXi host

  3. Check to see what got left behind

# Check for vmknic's
esxcfg-vmknic -l 

# Check for vswitches
esxcfg-vswitch -l

nsxdp-cli vswitch instance list
  1. Remove all filters
vsipioctl clearallfilters -Override
  1. Stop netcpad
/etc/init.d/netcpad stop
  1. Use the NSX cli to uninstall NSX
$> nsxcli
nsxcli> del nsx
nsxcli> exit
  1. If you there are still vmk interfaces, remove them manually
esxcli network ip interface remove --interface-name=<VMKID#>
  1. Verify all NSX traces have been removed
esxcli software vib list | grep -i nsx

  1. Repeat on all ESXi hosts

  2. Take hosts out of maintenance mode

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