Removing Storage Foundation products using SMIT

Use the following procedure to remove Storage Foundation products using SMIT.

To remove the packages using SMIT:

  1. Enter this command to invoke SMIT:

    # smit
  2. In SMIT, select Software Installation and Maintenance> Software Maintenance and Utilities> Remove Installed Software.

  3. Under the "SOFTWARE name" menu, press F4 or Esc-4 to list all software installed on the system.

  4. Enter "/" for Find, type "VRTS" to find all Veritas packages, and select the packages that you want to remove.

  5. Reboot the system after removing all Storage Foundation packages.

  6. Depending on the choices that were made when Storage Foundation was originally installed, you may find that not all of the listed Storage Foundation packages are installed on the system. You may also choose to remove the VRTSvlic licensing package unless this is required by other Veritas software.