Uninstallation Overview

Use the following table to determine the required method of uninstalling the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software.

Table 5–1 Uninstallation Methods


Version of Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Software	Version of Solaris OS	Method of Uninstallation
3.1 8/05	8 or 9	The `uninstaller` provided with Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.1 8/05. For more information, see Chapter 5, Uninstalling the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Software.
3.1 8/05	10	The `pkgrm` command.
3.1 2006Q4	8	The `pkgrm` command. For more information, see Uninstalling Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Software on Solaris OS 8.
3.1 2006Q4	9 or 10	The Java ES uninstaller. For more information, see Uninstalling Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Software on Solaris OS 9 and 10

You can remove the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software without stopping applications or data replication. For more information about how to keep applications and data replication online, see one of the following data replication guides:

How to Deactivate a Sun StorEdge Availability Suite 3.2.1 Protection Group in Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Sun StorEdge Availability Suite
Deactivating a Hitachi TrueCopy Protection Group in Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Hitachi TrueCopy
Deactivating an EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Protection Group in Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility

To use the geoadm command to stop the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition infrastructure, you must have root access.

For more information about disabling the local cluster for partnership membership, see Disabling the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Software in Sun Cluster Geographic Edition System Administration Guide.