Deleting a node from a cluster using the VCS Cluster Configuration Wizard may not remove it from main.cf

Last published : Oct 01, 2026
When you attempt to delete a node from a cluster, the wizard unconfigures the cluster and stops the HAD on the specified system. The wizard also updates the cluster configuration to register the removal of this node. If the HAD stops before the cluster is unconfigured on the system, the wizard fails to update the cluster configuration accordingly. Thus, the stale entry for that node remains in main.cf. (3249537)
Workaround: On the system from which you want to remove the cluster node, stop the HAD manually using the command:
hastop -local
Delete the node from the cluster using the command:
hasys - delete systemName
Update the cluster configuration using the command:
haconf -dump
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