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title: "Nutanix: Uninstalling the Nasuni Edge Appliance"
slug: "nutanix-uninstalling-the-nasuni-edge-appliance"
updated: 2025-04-16T11:13:31Z
published: 2025-04-16T11:35:08Z
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# Nutanix: Uninstalling the Nasuni Edge Appliance

### Overview

This chapter explains how to uninstall the Nasuni Edge Appliance from your supported platform. You might need to uninstall the Nasuni Edge Appliance if you are upgrading the system hardware.

### Uninstalling the Nasuni Edge Appliance

> [!WARNING]
> *Caution: When you uninstall the Nasuni Edge Appliance, all data in the cache is deleted.*

> [!WARNING]
> *Caution: Always shut down the NEA or NMC before shutting down the VM.*

> [!WARNING]
> *Caution: Do not reboot or power off the appliance during the first boot. After the first boot completes, you may reboot or power off the appliance as needed.*

To uninstall the Nasuni Edge Appliance on the Nutanix platform using the Prism Web Console, follow these steps:

1. Shut down the Nasuni Edge Appliance from your Web browser. See the section entitled “Shutting Down and Rebooting Nasuni Edge Appliance” in the [Nasuni Edge Appliance](https://b.link/Nasuni_Edge_Appliance_Administration_Guide) [Administration Guide](https://b.link/Nasuni_Edge_Appliance_Administration_Guide) for instructions.

In particular, perform the following steps:
  - Disconnect remote volumes.
  - Delete owned volumes.
2. On the **Main Menu**, click **Explore**at the top left. The **Entities**list appears on the left.
3. In the **Entities**list on the left, click **VMs**. A list of VMs appears.
4. From the list of VMs, select the Nasuni Edge Appliance virtual machine.
5. From the **Actions**drop-down menu, select **Delete**. A verification dialog box appears.
6. Click **OK**.

The virtual machine is deleted.