Removing Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM Software

The deinstall command removes Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM from your server.

Caution:

You must run the deinstall command from the same release to remove Oracle software. Do not run the deinstall command from a later release to remove Oracle software from an earlier release. For example, do not run the deinstall command from the 21c Oracle home to remove Oracle software from an existing 12.2, 18c, or 19c Oracle home.

• About Oracle Deinstallation Options
  The deinstall.bat command stops Oracle software, and removes Oracle software and configuration files from the operating system.
• Files Deleted by the deinstall Command
  The deinstall command removes Oracle software and files from your system.
• deinstall Command Reference
  Use the deinstall command to remove Oracle software. You can run this command from an Oracle home directory after installation.
• Using the deinstall Command to Remove Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM
  You can run the deinstall command in multiple ways.