Delete CIs
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- UpdatedJan 30, 2025
- 1 minute read
- Yokohama
- Configuration Management
You can use the CI Class Manager to delete CIs that are no longer needed.
Before you begin
Role required: itil_admin
About this task
For information about policy-based, large scale automated CI deletions, see Working with CMDB Data Manager.
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Related Content
- Dependent CIs management
A life cycle update for a CI affects its dependent CIs. For example, when the CI that a dependent CI depends on is deleted, the dependent CI becomes orphan with no further use. To maintain the integrity and health of the CMDB, the system applies cascade-cleanup processes to dependent CIs that are affected by a life cycle update.
- CMDB record types
The CMDB contains the following major record types.
- Related Lists of CI components
Related lists in CI records display additional components contained by that CI, such as disk drives on a server and the rules that control the behavior of a network router.
- Create a CI class
Create a CI class (table) that is an extension of an existing CI class. Then create identification and reconciliation rules for the new class.
- Reclassify a CI
You can upgrade, downgrade, or switch the class of a CI by modifying its Class attribute.
- View and edit class definitions and metadata
Use the CI Class Manager as a central location to explore the CMDB class hierarchy, CI table definitions, and class CIs. View the details of each table such as its label and fields, relationships, and all related metadata definitions.
- Update the list of classes in the Principal Class filter
Manage the list of classes that are included in the Principal Class filter to restrict the CIs that appear in CIs list views to only specific classes that you need. You can add or remove CMDB classes from the Principal Class filter.