Disable and Delete Unused VIP-State/Status/Statistics

This workflow fetches the unused VIPs' state, status, statistics, and then disables or disables and deletes them.

To run this workflow,

  1. Go to Menu > Request > View/Run.
    The Workflow Catalog page appears.
  2. In the Workflow Catalog page, hover over the Disable and Delete Unused VIP-State/Status/Statistics workflow.
    The Run and Schedule buttons are shown.

  3. Click the Run button.
    The Form Input page opens:

  4. Enter or select the field information in the Form Input.

  5. The following table provides the field description for the Form Input:
    Field Description
    *Datacenter Displays the list of datacenters of the devices, which are created in the Device Inventory. Select the datacenter of a device from the drop-down option for which this request is to be created. For the devices which are created without a datacenter in the Device Inventory, select the datacenter as None.
    *Device Name Displays the list of devices associated with the selected datacenter. If the datacenter is selected as None, the devices that are created without datacenter details are listed. Select the desired devices from the drop-down option.
    Note: Selecting multiple devices is possible.
    No of Days Enter the no. of days for which the virtual server is not used.
    *Action on VIPs The options are:
    • Disable - Choose this option to disable the unused VIPs.
    • Disable and Delete - Choose this option to disable and delete the unused VIPs.
  6. Click the Submit button.
    The Confirmation popup opens.
    Note:
    • If you want to save this form to edit it later, click the Save Draft button, and then click Ok in the Confirmation popup window. The form will be saved as Open request under Request > My Request.
    • If you want to cancel this form, click the Cancel button.
  7. Click Ok to submit the form.
    The fetching unused VIPs starts automatically and reaches the Unused Objects Grid Data stage.

    Note:
    • If there is any failure at this stage, start a new request by providing the correct data.
    • Alternatively, select the failed request and clone it. Update the correct input data in the form input, and submit the workflow again.
    • To download the Unused Objects Grid Data report, click the Download () button.
  8. Click the Submit button.
    The Confirmation popup opens.
  9. Click Ok to submit the form.
    The validation starts automatically and reaches the Review stage.
  10. Review the input data under the implementation, rollback, and postvalidation tabs:
  11. (Optional) If you need to update any data at this stage, you can do so by clicking the right side of the mouse on the data and selecting the desired option.
  12. After the review, click the Submit button.
    The implementation process starts and reaches the Confirmation Form stage.
  13. Click the Click Submit to Delete button.
    The implementation starts and reaches the Review stage.
  14. Review the data, and then click the Submit button to implement the changes.
    The implementation starts.
  15. The workflow is created and the email is triggered to the configured email IDs.
    Note: The stages of the request are shown in the left-side of the screen. To view a particular stage of the request, click the respective stage.