You use the program SDBUNINST. This program is included in the installation of the database software.
During the standard uninstallation with SDBUNINST, you uninstall the entire database software on your computer.
You can also use the SDBUNINST program if you only want to uninstall individual software components. In this case, however, you must consider sequences and dependencies of software components. For information on uninstalling individual software components, see Uninstalling the Database Software in the Installation Manual.
If you work on the Linux operating system and used the Red Hat Package Manager (rpm package) to install the database software on your computer, you can uninstall the software with this program only.
See Installation Manual, section Uninstallations with the Red Hat Package Manager
· You have administration rights for your computer.
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1.
On
UNIX/Linux, switch to the
rootshell.
On Microsoft Windows, open the command prompt on your computer.
2.
Stop each
database instance on your computer with the following command:
dbmcli –d
<database_name> -u <dbm_user>,<password>
db_offline
3.
Delete each
database instance on your computer with the following command:
dbmcli –d
<database_name> -u <dbm_user>,<password>
db_drop
4.
Call the
uninstall program with the option for uninstalling all database software:
sdbuninst –all
The system
displays a list of all existing database software components.
5. Start the uninstallation by entering y.
You see a success message about the uninstallation.
The entire database software is deleted from your computer.