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Unassign Device (Datacenter)

Unassign Device (from Device Selection Panel)

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Topology, and click the device to be removed.
    Note:

    In Apstra version 4.2.0, generic systems without assigned system IDs appear in yellow. In Apstra version 4.2.1, they appear in gray.
  2. In the Device panel (on the right), click the Edit button for deploy mode, and change it to Undeploy, then click the Save button.
    Note:

    Another way to get to the Device selection panel from the Topology view (or Nodes, Links, Racks, or Pods view) is to click the Devices tab in the Build panel (on the right), click the status indicator for Assigned System IDs (to display the nodes and assigned system IDs), then click the node name that you want to unassign.
  3. In the S/N section, click the Edit button.
  4. Click the red square in the S/N section to unassign the system ID.
  5. Click Uncommitted and commit changes to the blueprint to remove the device from the fabric.

The device is still under Apstra management. It's ready and available to be assigned to any blueprint.

To remove the device completely from Apstra management, remove the device from Managed Devices.

Unassign Device(s) (from Devices Build Panel)

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Topology, click the Devices tab in the Build panel (on the right), then click the status indicator for Assigned System IDs to display the nodes and assigned system IDs.
  2. Click the Change System IDs assignments button (below Assigned System IDs), then in the dialog that opens click the Remove assignment button for the device to remove. The deploy mode is automatically unselected.
  3. Click Update Assignments (bottom-right in dialog) to stage the change and return to the Topology view.
  4. Click Uncommitted and commit changes to the blueprint to remove the device from the fabric.

The device is still under Apstra management. It's ready and available to be assigned to any blueprint.

To remove the device completely from Apstra management, remove the device from Managed Devices.

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