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ONTAP Select Single node cluster Deploy VM mandatory after cluster create

f_defrocourt — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:19:24 GMT

Hi all,

After a single node cluster deployment, is Deploy VM can be deleted ?

Or Licence check is done by Deploy VM at every reboot of ONTAP Select VM ?

Thanks,

François

Re: ONTAP Select Single node cluster Deploy VM mandatory after cluster create

JohnChampion — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:57:42 GMT

There is no dependency on Deploy for any cluster configuratoin EXCEPT a 2-node cluster - where it is used as the mediator (witness).

That being said, it is useful for starting/stopping the cluster, status monitoring, and troubleshooting. I'd recommend not deleting it - just shut it down.

But if you MUST delete the Deploy VM I'd suggest you take a backup and download the package before you remove it.

From the CLI:

deploy backup create -name {backup_name} -foreground

deploy backup show -detailed

(Copy Download URL into browser and save the file)

Then if for some reason you needed the Deploy Utility, you could restore the database using the CLI.

Re: ONTAP Select Single node cluster Deploy VM mandatory after cluster create

f_defrocourt — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:14:51 GMT

Thanks a lot John,

That's what i guessed.

Regards,

François