6 Uninstalling Oracle GoldenGate

This procedure assumes that you no longer need the data in the Oracle GoldenGate trails, and that you no longer need to preserve the current Oracle GoldenGate environment. To preserve your current environment and data, make a backup of the Oracle GoldenGate directory and all subdirectories before starting this procedure. This chapter contains the following sections:

• Section 6.1, "Uninstalling Oracle GoldenGate from Linux or UNIX"

• Section 6.3, "Uninstalling Oracle GoldenGate from Windows (Non-cluster)"

• Section 6.2, "Uninstalling Oracle GoldenGate from Windows Cluster"

6.1 Uninstalling Oracle GoldenGate from Linux or UNIX

To uninstall Oracle GoldenGate from Linux or UNIX:

1. Run the command shell.

2. Log on as the system administrator, or as a user with permission to issue Oracle GoldenGate commands, and to delete files and directories from the operating system.

3. Run GGSCI.

4. Stop all Oracle GoldenGate processes.

5. Stop the Manager process (where ! in the following command can be used to bypass the interactive prompt).

   Stop Manager [!]
   

6. Exit GGSCI.

7. Log into the database with the DBLOGIN command, and then remove the Replicat checkpoint table using the DELETE CHECKPOINTTABLE command.

8. Make certain all processes are stopped (including GGSCI).

9. Remove the Oracle GoldenGate files by removing the installation directory.

6.2 Uninstalling Oracle GoldenGate from Windows Cluster

To uninstall Oracle GoldenGate from Windows cluster:

1. Log into the node in the cluster that owns the cluster group that contains the Manager resource. Log on as the system administrator, or as a user with permission to issue Oracle GoldenGate commands and to delete files and directories from the operating system.

2. Run GGSCI.

3. Stop all Oracle GoldenGate processes.

4. Exit GGSCI.

5. Use the Cluster Administrator tool to take the Manager resource offline.

6. Right click the resource and select Delete to remove it.

7. Run the INSTALL utility using the following syntax.

   INSTALL DELETEEVENTS DELETESERVICE DELETEDRIVERS
   

   This command stops Oracle GoldenGate events from being reported to the Windows Event Manager and removes the Manager service.

8. Move the cluster group to the next node in the cluster, and repeat from step 5.

9. Follow the instructions in Section 6.3, "Uninstalling Oracle GoldenGate from Windows (Non-cluster)".

6.3 Uninstalling Oracle GoldenGate from Windows (Non-cluster)

To uninstall Oracle GoldenGate from Windows:

1. Log on as the system administrator, or as a user with permission to issue Oracle GoldenGate commands, and to delete files and directories from the operating system.

2. Stop all Oracle GoldenGate processes.

3. Stop the Manager process (where ! in the following command can be used to bypass the interactive prompt).

   STOP MANAGER [!]
   

4. Click Start then Run and type cmd in the Run dialog box.

5. Change directories to the Oracle GoldenGate installation directory.

6. Run the INSTALL utility using the following syntax.

   INSTALL DELETEEVENTS DELETESERVICE DELETEDRIVERS
   

   This command stops Oracle GoldenGate events from being reported to the Windows Event Manager and removes the Manager service.

7. Log into the database with the DBLOGIN command, and then remove the Replicat checkpoint table using the DELETE CHECKPOINTTABLE command.

8. Make certain all processes are stopped (including GGSCI) and then remove the Oracle GoldenGate files by removing the installation directory.

9. Exit GGSCI.