How to remove node from "Remotes"

bigAboo

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Hi, I can't remove and add again same node. I need to do this, because node change certificate after removing from cluster and no shows me an error in PDM

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Am I wrong or is this a link to the PVE documentation? Here we are talking about the PDM, not a PVE cluster so I hope you can remove and add nodes as needed?
Correct. Maybe.
Unfortunately I am not a PDM user. Sorry if I linked to unfitting documentation...
 
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You can already use a single PVE node/cluster with multiple PDM instances. Just use a different API token name.

The report from the original reporter here is a different error where we should provide a workflow to force remove such nodes and/or remotes - would be nice to get a issue opened at https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/ to keep track of this.
 
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Thanks for the clarification, Thomas.

I ran into a similar issue recently while re-adding a node after certificate changes in PDM. In my case, the stale remote entry and API token mismatch were causing conflicts.

What worked for me was:

  • Removing the outdated API token from the node
  • Cleaning up the corresponding remote entry in /etc/proxmox-datacenter-manager/remotes.cfg
  • Then re-adding the node using a new token name (as you suggested)

It might be helpful if PDM provided a forced cleanup option or better error messaging when a node is stuck in this state. Opening a Bugzilla issue sounds like a good step to track this


Curious if others have seen similar behavior or found a cleaner approach?