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Delete Components from Services

You can delete software components that you no longer want to manage as part of a service.

To delete one or more components from a service

1. Click the Management link.

   The Management panel appears.

2. Click the Services tab.

   The Services tab page appears.

3. Click the name of the service from which you want delete a component in the Service table.

   The selected service's Service Details page appears and displays the Service tab.

4. Click the Components tab.

   The Components table appears.

5. Click the check box next to the components you want to delete, select Delete Components from the Select Actions drop-down list.

   The Delete Components dialog appears.

6. Do one of the following:
   • Click OK to delete the component from the selected service.

     The component is deleted from the service. It is still managed in the software inventory and may be added to, or already be part of, other services.

   • Click the Delete the Selected Components from the Server check box, then click OK to delete the component from the selected service and from the server.
     • If the selected component is included in other services, a message appears stating the component cannot be deleted from the server.
     • If the selected component is not included in other services, the component is deleted from the selected service, and from the server. It is no longer managed in the software inventory.

View Relationship Details

You can view virtual, static, and dynamic relationships between the servers in a service. When you display details about a service, the Relationships table lists all the types of communications for the servers in the selected service. The Server Name n column can use the types listed in the Communication Type column to list the servers in the selected service.

The communication type is configured on the Communication Mapping page as described in View and Edit Communication Mappings.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Management link, then click the Services tab.
2. Complete one of the following actions:
   • In the Service table, click the name of the service to edit or for which to view details.
   • Ctrl+Click the Service Name field of the service to edit or for which to view details.

   The Details for Service page opens and displays the Services tab.

3. Click the Relationships tab, then click one of the following links:

   Virtualization

   The Virtual Environment Relationships table appears.

   Communication

   The Communication Relationships table appears.

   Configuration

   The Configuration Relationships table appears.

   Note: The Configuration Relationships table shows only the relationships corresponding to the components discovered within the service.

   Configuration relationships resolve both the server name and IP address.

   • If the CCA managed servers list includes the target server, the target server information includes IPv4 and IPV6 addresses.
   • If the CCA managed servers list does not include the target server, the product takes the following actions:
     • The product uses "reverse lookup" to resolve the target server information.
     • The product includes IPv4 and IPV6 addresses.
   • If the CCA managed servers list does not include the target server and is not resolvable using "reverse lookup", the IP information is empty.
4. Click a link in one of the following columns to display details about the specific relationship:
   • Virtual Environment (Virtual Environment Relationships table)
   • Communication Type (Communication Relationships table)
   • Parameter Name (Configuration Relationships table)

   You can also take the following actions:

   • Click the Relationships link to return to the Relationships table.
   • Click the Services link to return to the Services table.