Use the general procedure to remove a vHBA in one of these situations:
Connected to a native Linux server (not a VMware virtual machine) with no file system mounted and no other special circumstances (see the specialized instructions below for deleting a vHBA).
Connected to a non-multipath Linux server.
When you are migrating a server-profile.
Changing a server-profile configuration deletes all the vNICs and vHBAs contained in the profile.