Perfect! It works
Thank you Sandro.
The help file is discouraging the use:
[root@ovirt-node3 ~]# hosted-engine --clean-metadata --help
Usage: /usr/sbin/hosted-engine --clean_metadata [--force-cleanup] [--host-id=<id>]
Remove host's metadata from the global status database.
Available only in properly deployed cluster with properly stopped
agent.
--force-cleanup This option overrides the safety checks. Use at your own
risk DANGEROUS.
--host-id=<id> Specify an explicit host id to clean