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Uninstalling VxFS using the pkgrm command

The VxFS packages may also be uninstalled using the pkgrm command.

 To uninstall VxFS

  1. Remove the VxFS packages using the pkgrm command, starting with the optional packages. Do not remove the license packages VRTSvlic or VRTSlic if there are other Veritas products installed.

# pkgrm VRTSfsmnd VRTSfssdk VRTSfsdoc VRTSfsman \

VRTSfsprv VRTSfscat VRTSap VRTStep VRTSfspro \

VRTSob VRTSvxfs


  Note   If the VRTSqio package is installed, remove it. If the VRTSfsnbl package is installed, remove it also.


The system responds with a message similar to the following:

The following package is currently installed:

VRTSvxfs Veritas File System

(sparc) 5.0,REV=5.0A14_sol

Do you want to remove this package? [y,n,?,q]

  1. Type y to continue the removal.

## Removing installed package instance <VRTSvxfs>

This package contains scripts which will be executed with

        superuser permission during the process of removing this
package.
 

Do you want to continue with the removal of this package

[y,n,?,q]

  1. Type y to continue the removal.

## Verifying package dependencies

## Processing package information.

## Executing preremove script.

## Removing pathnames in class <s210b64>

. . .

## Removing pathnames in class <s210>

. . .

## Removing pathnames in class <all>

. . .

## Updating system information.

Removal of <VRTSvxfs> was successful.

  1. After the uninstall completes, remove any VxFS file system entries from the /etc/vfstab file.