Delete a Plugin

When you delete a product plugin from the Element Manager Plugins table, the product plugin .zip file that exists on the SDM server is deleted.

Note:

You can delete a plugin from SDM only after you uninstall the plugin first. See the Uninstall a Plugin section for more information.

1. On the menu bar, select Tools > Plugin Management
2. In the Element Manager Plugins table, select the uninstalled plugin row and click Delete.
   The following options are presented, depending on whether or not other uninstalled versions of a plugin are present:

   • If you are deleting the last remaining version of an uninstalled product plugin, the following confirmation dialog box appears:

     
   • If you are deleting one plugin version among others, a confirmation dialog box appears with the following options:
     • Check the Clean up NFs checkbox to remove network functions (NFs) and any devices associated with the plugin from SDM.
     • Check the Clean up file system checkbox to clean the plugin directory on the SDM server. For example:

       AcmePacket/NNCArchive/pluginArchive/<pluginVendorProduct>/<pluginName>/temp
       

3. Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box to complete the deletion of the plugin.
4. In the success dialog box, click OK.

   Note:

   If the plugin displays a Failed_Delete status, the system prompts you to confirm the deletion of the plugin to force its deletion.
   The plugin is no longer listed in the Element Manager Plugins table on the EM tab.