[Users] Is there a way to force remove a host?

[Dominic Kaiser]

This conversation is fine but if I want to force remove no matter what I
should be able to from the GUI.  The nodes are no longer available I want
to get rid of them ovirt does not let me.  I can delete from database but
why not from the GUI?  I am sure others may run into this problem as well.

Dominic
On Sep 22, 2012 4:19 PM, "Eli Mesika" <emesika at redhat.com> wrote:

>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Douglas Landgraf" <dougsland at redhat.com>
> > To: "Dominic Kaiser" <dominic at bostonvineyard.org>
> > Cc: "Eli Mesika" <emesika at redhat.com>, users at ovirt.org, "Robert
> Middleswarth" <robert at middleswarth.net>
> > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 8:12:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Users] Is there a way to force remove a host?
> >
> > Hi Dominic,
> >
> > On 09/20/2012 12:11 PM, Dominic Kaiser wrote:
> > > Sorry I did not explain.
> > >
> > > I had tried to remove the host and had not luck troubleshooting it.
> > >  I
> > > then had removed it and used it for a storage unit reinstalling
> > > fedora
> > > 17.  I foolishly thought that I could just remove the host
> > > manually.
> > >  It physically is not there. (My fault I know)  Is there a way that
> > > you know of to remove a host brute force.
> > >
> > > dk
> >
> > Fell free to try the below script (not part of official project) for
> > brute force:
> >
> > (from the engine side)
> > # yum install python-psycopg2 -y
> > # wget
> >
> https://raw.github.com/dougsland/misc-rhev/master/engine_force_remove_Host.py
> > # (edit the file and change the db password)
> > # python ./engine_force_remove_Host.py
>
> Hi , had looked in the Python script you had provided:
> First, I must say that handling the database directly may leave DB in
> inconsistent state, therefore, if there is no other option, the database
> should be backed up prior to this operation.
> In addition, I do not like the execution of the SQL statements in the
> script.
> There is a SP called DeleteVds(v_vds_id UUID) and you should use that
> since it encapsulates all details.
> For example, your script does not handle permission clean-up as the SP
> does and therefore leaves garbage in the database.
> In addition, a failure in your script may leave database in inconsistent
> state while the SP is executed in one transaction and will leave DB
> consistent.
> So, in short I would prefer in this case that the relevant SP will do the
> clean-up since this is the one that is used by the code and that insures
> (at least I hope so) , that all related entities are removed as well.
>
>
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Douglas
> >
> >
>
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