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Uninstalling Sentinel

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Uninstalling Sentinel

Uninstall for Solaris and Linux

Uninstall for Windows

Post-Uninstall

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To remove a Sentinel installation, uninstallers are provided for Linux, Solaris, and Windows. Several files, including log files, are preserved and can be manually removed if desired. In addition, it is highly recommended that you perform all of the following steps to ensure there are no files or system settings remaining from a previous installation that could interfere with a new installation.

WARNING:

These instructions involve modifying operating system settings and files.

If you are not familiar with modifying these system setting and/or files, please contact your System Administrator.

Uninstalling Sentinel

Uninstall for Solaris and Linux

To use the Sentinel Uninstaller for Solaris and Linux:

1. Login as user root.

2. Stop the Sentinel Server.

3. Go to:

$ESEC_HOME/_uninst

4. Provide:

For GUI mode:

./uninstall.bin

Or

For text-based (“serial console”) mode:

./uninstall.bin –console

5. Select a language and click OK.

6. The Sentinel Install Shield Wizard displays. Click Next.

7. Select the components you want to uninstall and click Next.

8. Ensure any running Sentinel applications are stopped and click Next.

9. If you have selected to uninstall the Database component, you are prompted to select one of the following options:

ƒ Delete the entire database instance: Removes the database instance and frees up disk space used by the database.

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