Removing VCS 5.0 depots
The program stops the VCS processes that are currently running during the uninstallation process.
To uninstall VCS
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Do one of the following to begin uninstalling:
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If you can execute commands as superuser on the remote nodes in the cluster using
ssh
or remsh
without supplying a password, run uninstallvcs program on one node to uninstall VCS on all nodes in the cluster.
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If you cannot execute commands as superuser on remote nodes in the cluster using
ssh
or remsh
, you must run uninstallvcs program on each node in the cluster.
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Start uninstallvcs program.
# cd /opt/VRTS/install
# ./uninstallvcs
The program specifies the directory where the logs are created and displays a copyright notice followed by a description of the cluster:
VCS configuration files exist on this system with the following
information:
Cluster Name: VCS_cluster2
Cluster ID Number: 7
Systems: north south
Service Groups: ClusterService groupA groupB
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Answer the prompt to proceed with uninstalling the software.
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To uninstall VCS on all nodes, press
Enter
.
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To uninstall VCS only on specific nodes, enter
n
.
Note that if you enter n
or if no VCS configuration files are found on the local node, the uninstallvcs program prompts you to enter a list of nodes from which you want to uninstall VCS.
Do you want to uninstall VCS from these systems? [y,n,q] (y)
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Review the output as the uninstallvcs program continues to verify communication between systems and check the installations on each system to determine the depots to be uninstalled.
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If depots, such as enterprise agents, are found to be dependent on a VCS depot, the uninstaller prompt you on whether you want them removed. Enter
y
to remove the designated depots.
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Review the uninstaller report after the verification.
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Press Enter to uninstall the VCS depots.
Are you sure you want to uninstall VCS depots? [y,n,q] (y)
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Review the output as the uninstaller stops processes, unloads kernel modules, and removes the depots.
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Note the location of summary and log files that the uninstaller creates after removing all the depots.