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Uninstalling Software AG Products on OpenVMS

This document contains general information which applies when uninstalling any Software AG product on an OpenVMS platform. The following topics are covered:


Stopping the Daemons

Before uninstalling a product, stop all daemons that are running for the product.

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Uninstalling Single Products

To uninstall a product which is delivered as a single product on the installation medium, you have to remove the product using the PCSI uninstallation utility.

Before uninstalling a product, stop all demons running for the product.

Check whether the product is in the PCSI database:

PRODUCT SHOW PRODUCT <name>_<version>

To remove the product:

PRODUCT REMOVE <name>_<version>

When you remove the product, the following items are deleted:

Product files created after the PCSI installation remain untouched and you can remove them manually.

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Uninstalling Product Suites

To uninstall products delivered with a product suite, you can remove all of the products by calling the PCSI uninstallation of the product suite as follows:

PRODUCT REMOVE <name>_<version>_SUITE

You are guided through the uninstallation of all products included in the product suite and you have to confirm the removal of each single product.

When you remove a product, the following items are deleted:

Product files created after the PCSI installation remain untouched and you can remove them manually.

A product suite installation with PCSI creates dependencies between the single products. These dependencies are stored in the PCSI database. When you try to uninstall a single product, the PCSI database will inform you about any found dependencies; you have to be careful when you perform the uninstallation.

Caution:
When you uninstall a prerequisite product such as Natural, you will probably not be able to use any other product from the product suite. In this case, a new installation of the prerequisite product will be required.

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