How to Uninstall VERITAS Volume Manager Software

If your cluster uses VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM), perform this procedure on each node of the cluster to uninstall the VxVM software. Existing disk groups are retained and automatically reimported after you have upgraded all software.

To upgrade to Sun Cluster 3.0 software, you must remove VxVM software and later reinstall it, regardless of whether you have the latest version of VxVM installed.

1. Become superuser on a cluster node.

2. Deport all VxVM disk groups.

   Refer to your VxVM documentation for procedures.

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   Note -

   Ensure that disks containing data to be preserved are not used for other purposes during the upgrade.

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3. Unencapsulate the root disk, if it is encapsulated.

   Refer to your VxVM documentation for procedures.

4. Shut down VxVM.

   Refer to your VxVM documentation for procedures.

5. Remove all installed VxVM software packages.

   Refer to your VxVM documentation for procedures.

6. Remove the VxVM device namespace.

   # rm -rf /dev/vx

Where to Go From Here

To upgrade or prepare the Solaris operating environment to support Sun Cluster 3.0 software, go to "How to Upgrade the Solaris Operating Environment".