# Retiring a MediaAgent

You can retire a MediaAgent. When you retire a MediaAgent, the software releases the MediaAgent license and removes all associations of the MediaAgent.

Note

- If you retire an active MediaAgent, the recall operations might fail.

- After rebuilding and re-adding a deleted MediaAgent in the software, always push the network configuration. If the MediaAgent serves as a tenant gateway, this step is required to update GUID references and restore connectivity.

## Before You Begin

- In some conditions, retiring a MediaAgent can have significant, negative effects on a CommCell environment. Before you retire a MediaAgent, see Effects of Retiring a MediaAgent. (Also, when you retire a MediaAgent, a confirmation dialog box appears, and you can view a MediaAgent Deletion Impact report from that dialog box.)

- To retire a node in a HyperScale storage pool, you must delete the storage pool. Also, you must retire all the other nodes in the storage pool. The deletion of storage pool and retiring the nodes can lead to data loss. For instructions to delete a HyperScale storage pool, see Deleting a HyperScale Storage Pool.

## Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Infrastructure.

   The Infrastructure page appears.

2. Click the MedaAgents tile.

   The MedaAgents page appears.

3. For the MediaAgent that you want to retire, click the action button , and then click Retire.

   The Retire MedaAgents confirmation dialog box appears.

4. To review the impact of the MediaAgent retirement, open the MediaAgent Deletion Impact report in a new window, and then view the report.

5. To proceed with the retirement of the MediaAgent, enter the confirmation text, and then click Retire.

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