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Uninstalling VxVM using the uninstallation script

  Note   The uninstallvm script also uninstalls any Veritas File System packages that are currently installed.

 To uninstall VxVM

1. Read and follow the uninstallation procedures.

   See Uninstalling Veritas Volume Manager

2. Stop all applications from accessing VxVM volumes.
3. Move to the /opt/VRTS/install directory on your system and use the uninstallation script to remove Veritas Volume Manager.

   # cd /opt/VRTS/install

   # ./uninstallvm

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     Note   To ensure complete removal, a system reboot is recommended after all packages have been removed.

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4. The uninstall script prompts for the system name. Enter one or more system names, separated by a space, from which to uninstall VxVM, for example, host1:

Enter the system names separated by spaces from which to

uninstall VxVM: host1

5. To verify the removal of the packages, use the pkginfo command.

   # pkginfo | grep VRTS