Give Us an "Unbind / Disassociate" Option in SCP — Don't Make Deletion the Only Way Out

George Fady Lv2Posted 2026-Jun-18 05:43

Ever had to release a vCenter from SCP's management and felt your stomach drop because the only button on screen was "Delete"? That happened to me on a recent decommissioning case, and I think it's worth raising here.
The problem I ran into
While working a decommission case on HCI 6.11.1 R1, I needed to remove a vCenter from SCP so I could re-add it directly to HCI Manager. I expected a simple Unbind or Disassociate action — something that releases SCP's management hold without touching anything underneath. That option doesn't exist today. The only path is to delete the tenants, then the resource pool, then the cluster itself, one layer at a time.
Why this matters
Technically, deleting these objects in SCP only removes SCP's own management records — the actual VMs, the cluster, and vCenter are untouched. But nothing in the UI tells you that. To anyone running this for the first time, especially in a live production environment, "Delete" reads as exactly what it says: gone. That uncertainty slows engineers down, generates avoidable support tickets, and adds stress to what should be a routine maintenance task.
What I'm suggesting
Add an "Unbind" or "Disassociate" action at the tenant, resource pool, and cluster levels in SCP, so it would:

  • Release the SCP management link in one step, with no multi-layer deletion sequence required

  • Leave all VMs, the cluster, and the vCenter connection completely untouched

  • Let the admin re-add the vCenter straight to HCI Manager right after, in one clean motion

Why it's worth building

  • Faster, lower-stress decommissioning and migration between SCP-managed and standalone HCI setups

  • Fewer "wait, did I just delete my VMs?" support tickets

  • Brings SCP in line with what admins already expect from other vCenter-integrated platforms, where disconnect and delete are two clearly separate actions


Has anyone else hit this same wall during a decommission or migration? Curious how you handled it, and whether this is something the Sangfor team would consider for an upcoming SCP release.

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Newbie585065 Lv2Posted 2026-Jun-18 12:29
  
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Humayun Ahmed Lv4Posted 2026-Jun-18 12:55
  
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AR Lv3Posted 2026-Jun-18 17:21
  
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Prosi Lv3Posted 2026-Jun-20 16:37
  
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