AIX operating systems

Uninstalling the AIX client

You can use the following procedures to uninstall the IBM Spectrum Protect™ AIX® backup-archive client.

Before you begin

IBM Spectrum Protect client modules and components are tightly integrated and installed file sets are automatically committed. There is no option for rollbacks of uninstalled components.

Procedure

  1. Enter the following AIX command: smitty remove.
  2. Press the ENTER key.
  3. In the SOFTWARE name field, press F4 to list the IBM Spectrum Protect file sets that you want to uninstall; press the ENTER key.
  4. Select the IBM Spectrum Protect file sets that you want to uninstall; press the ENTER key.
    Note: The journal-based backup feature is contained in two file sets. Select both tivoli.tsm.client.jbb.64bit and tivoli.tsm.filepath_aix. If you uninstall the file sets one at a time, uninstall the tivoli.tsm.client.jbb.64bit file set first.
  5. In the PREVIEW only? field (the remove operation does not occur), select No; press the ENTER key.