Removing the VVR Packages

If you want to remove the VVR software packages, use the uninstall program or the swremove command.

  To remove the VVR packages using the uninstall program

1. Insert the software disc, mount it, and enter the following commands:
     # cd /dvd_path/volume_replicator
     # ./uninstallvvr

   The program prompts you to confirm whether you want to remove the packages that are being used by other VERITAS products.

2. Answer the set of questions depending on your requirements. Note that if you uninstall the VRTSvxvm package you will not be able to use the VERITAS Volume Manager functionality.

   The program asks you to confirm that you want to remove VVR and then removes all the packages except the infrastructure packages. If open volumes exist, the program prompts you to stop the open volumes and unmount the file systems.

   The output is similar to the following:

   
   uninstallvvr is now ready to uninstall VVR packages.
   All VVR processes that are currently running will be stopped.
   Are you sure you want to uninstall VVR packages? [y,n,q] (y)
3. Press Return to continue. The output is similar to the following:
   Uninstalling VERITAS Volume Replicator packages on seattle:
   Uninstalling VRTStep 1.20.025 on seattle .......Done 1 of 10 steps
   Uninstalling VRTSap 2.00.015 on seattle ........Done 2 of 10 steps
   Uninstalling VRTSvmman 4.1 on seattle ......... Done 3 of 10 steps
   Uninstalling VRTSvrdoc 4.1 on seattle ......... Done 4 of 10 steps
   Uninstalling VRTSvrw 4.1 on seattle ........... Done 5 of 10 steps
   Uninstalling VRTSweb 4.1 on seattle ........... Done 6 of 10 steps
   Uninstalling VRTSjre 1.4 on seattle ........... Done 7 of 10 steps
   Uninstalling VRTSvcsvr 4.1 on seattle ......... Done 8 of 10 steps
   Uninstalling VRTSvrpro 4.1 on seattle ..........Done 9 of 10 steps
   Uninstalling VRTSvmpro 4.1 on seattle ..........Done 10 of 10 steps
   VERITAS Volume Replicator package uninstall completed successfully.
   
   Uninstallation of VERITAS Volume Replicator has completed successfully.
   The uninstallation summary is saved at:
   /opt/VRTS/install/logs/uninstallvvr819160807.summary
   The uninstallvvr log is saved at:
   /opt/VRTS/install/logs/uninstallvvr819160807.log
4. Confirm the packages have been removed.
      # swlist | grep VRTS

If you do not have any other VERITAS products installed on the system, you can remove the /etc/vx directory, the /usr/lib/vxvm directory, and the /opt/VRTS* directories.

  To remove the VVR packages using the swremove command

Before removing the packages, determine whether any other VERITAS products are installed on your system. Other products might depend on the packages you may be removing. A warning appears when you try to remove packages that are being used by other products.

1. Use the swremove command to remove the installed VERITAS Volume Replicator software packages. Remove the packages in the order shown:
     # swremove VRTSvmdoc VRTSvrdoc VRTSvmman VRTSvcsvr VRTSap VRTStep

   You can also include VRTSvlic in the removal line, if you have not installed any other packages that use VRTSvlic.

2. Remove the VERITAS Provider Packages, VERITAS Virtual Disk Management Services Provider and VERITAS Volume Replicator Management Services Provider, use the following commands:
     # swremove VRTSvmpro
     # swremove VRTSvrpro
3. Remove the VERITAS Enterprise Administrator packages using the following commands:
     # swremove VRTSob
     # swremove VRTSobgui
4. Remove the Windows Client software:
   1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Software
   2. Choose VERITAS Enterprise Administrator for removal.
5. Remove the VERITAS Volume Replicator Web Console (VRW) Application package:
     # swremove VRTSvrw

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     Note    The VERITAS Web GUI Engine, VRTSweb is used by other VERITAS products, such as GCM or QuickStart, that have Web GUIs. Do not perform step 6 if you have other VERITAS products with Web GUIs installed on your system.

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6. Remove the VERITAS Web GUI Engine VRTSweb by entering the following command:
     # swremove VRTSweb
7. Remove VRTSvxvm. For instructions, see the VERITAS Storage Foundation Installation Guide.

Uninstalling VERITAS Infrastructure Packages

There are several packages, referred to as infrastructure packages, that are used by multiple VERITAS products. These packages are not removed when uninstalling a single VERITAS product. If you remove all VERITAS products from a system and want to ensure that there are no remaining VERITAS packages, you can run the uninstallinfr script.

This script removes the VRTSvlic licensing package and the VRTScpi and VRTSperl packages required for product installation. The VERITAS Enterprise Administrator packages, VRTSob and VRTSobgui, are also removed.