Error while unconfiguring the VCS cluster from the Veritas High Availability tab

Last published : Jun 12, 2026
This issue may occur if you try to unconfigure the VCS cluster from the Veritas High Availability tab in VMware vSphere Client. (3011461)
The VCS cluster unconfiguration task fails with the following error:
Failed to stop the HAD service. Node='systemname', Error=00000425."
Workaround: Perform the following steps to unconfigure the cluster:
  1. Forcefully stop the Veritas High Availability Engine (HAD) process on the system using the following command:
    taskkill /f had.exe
    1. If HAD starts again, stop HAD using the following command:
    hastop -local
  2. Ensure that the HAD process is in the stopped state.
  3. Launch the VCS Cluster Configuration Wizard (VCW) and then delete the cluster using the VCW wizard flow.
Refer to the VCS Administrator's Guide for more information about VCW.