Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Installation Guide

ProcedureHow to Uninstall the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Software by Using the Text-Based Interface

  1. To use the uninstall utility with a text-based interface, become superuser on the node or cluster where you intend to uninstall the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software.


    % su
    
  2. Stop the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition infrastructure on the local cluster.


    # geoadm stop
    

    For more information on disabling the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software on a cluster, see Disabling the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Software in Sun Cluster Geographic Edition System Administration Guide.

  3. Change to the directory where the uninstall utility resides.


    # cd /var/sadm/prod/SUNWentsys4
    
  4. Start the uninstall utility using the -nodisplay option to indicate that you want to use the text-based interface.


    # ./uninstall -nodisplay
    

    The Welcome message is displayed followed by a list of all possible Java ES components on your system.

  5. The uninstaller selects for removal any Java ES components it finds on your system by listing the numbers corresponding to the installed components. Choose components by typing a comma-separated list of the numbers corresponding to the components you want to uninstall, and press Return.

  6. Review your selections.

    • If changes are needed, type the < character and press Return to go back through successive pages until the Component Selection list appears.

    • Make changes as needed on the Component Selection list.

    • Proceed again through the uninstaller screens.

  7. When you are satisfied with your selections, type the number 1 and press Return.

    The uninstaller begins removing software from your system. During uninstallation, the uninstaller displays a progress bar that displays the overall completion percentage.

    After all component software has been removed, you can view the uninstallation summary and log.

  8. Type 1 or 2 and press Return to see information about the uninstallation.

    • Uninstallation summary shows the components that were uninstalled and a list of configuration information for the components.

    • Uninstallation log shows all messages that were generated by the uninstaller during uninstallation.

    You can also review the uninstallation summary and log files in /var/sadm/install/logs.

  9. Type the ! character to exit the uninstaller.