After you uninstall a Windows agent, you should also permanently delete the agent from the list of managed systems in the Windows console for Secure Configuration Manager. Deleting the agent and the system on which the agent resides ensures that the uninstalled agent does not cause a problem with future versions of Core Services. By deleting the agent’s system, you both un-register the agent from Core Services and delete it from your asset map.
NOTE:
Uninstalling the agent software on a computer does not remove the agent from the Secure Configuration Manager asset map or un-register the agent from Core Services. For more information about deleting an agent, see the User’s Guide for Secure Configuration Manager.
Before deleting a managed system that hosts an agent, you must remove all attached endpoints. Otherwise, the endpoints will be deleted as well as the agent and the managed system.
When you use the Windows console for Secure Configuration Manager to uninstall a remote agent that includes the NetIQ® SCAP Module for Windows Agent, the deployment process also uninstalls the module.
You can use one of several methods to remove the Windows agent software from the agent computer:
On the computer where you installed the Windows agent, use the NetIQSecurityAgentForWindows.msi file in the installation kit for the Windows agent.
On the computer where you installed the Windows agent, use the Control Panel utility for adding and removing programs.
In the Windows console for Secure Configuration Manager, right-click the Windows agent and then select Uninstall. Complete the wizard to remove the agent. You can use the credentials already assigned for the Deployment Agent that runs the uninstallation process or specify credentials that have appropriate permissions for the computer’s domain.