Linux-UNIX: Uninstalling S-TAP agents using the shell installer

Perform this procedure before installing a new version of S-TAP if you want to save the old configuration file.

Before you begin

If the database is using an exit library, disable the exit library, and then delete the exit library.
If A-TAP is active, de-activate it before uninstalling the S-TAP®. See Linux-UNIX: A-TAP activate, deactivate and DB stop, restart guidelines.

About this task

If you have installed A-TAP, you must deactivate it before attempting any upgrade/install operations; see the description of the A-TAP deactivation command, in Linux-UNIX: Deactivating A-TAP.

If you are removing a previous version of S-TAP that used K-TAP, this procedure includes rebooting the database server. If K-TAP has been installed, you have a device file named: /dev/guard_ktap.

Procedure

Log on to the database server system using the root account.
Optionally, copy the S-TAP configuration file to a safe location (a non-Guardium directory). By default, the full path name is: /usr/local/guardium/guard_stap/guard_tap.ini.
You can use this file later if you have to re-install this version of the software, or you can refer to it when configuring an updated version of S-TAP. Do not ever use an older configuration file directly with a newer version of the software - newer properties may be missing, and the defaults taken may result in unexpected behavior when you start S-TAP.
Run the uninstall script. For example, if the default directory has been used: [root@yourserver ~]# /usr/local/guardium/guard_stap/uninstall
If your previous version of S-TAP included K-TAP, reboot the database server now.