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Unregister a Virtual Machine

When you unregister a virtual machine from the vCenter Server, the virtual machine still exists but is removed from VMware vCenter Server inventory.

To unregister a virtual machine

1. Click Resources.

   The Resources page appears.

2. Open the Explore pane.

   Available groups, services, and systems appear.

3. Find and right-click a virtual machine on the Explore pane and select Management, Unregister from vCenter Server.

   A confirmation dialog appears.

4. Click OK.

   A message appears confirming the request submission.

5. Click the Summary tab for the virtual machine.

   An event should appear confirming the result of the operation. If successful, the virtual machine is removed from the vCenter inventory.