Uninstalling in graphical mode

You can use the graphical user interface to uninstall IBM® Security Guardium® Key Lifecycle Manager and its components on your Windows systems.

Procedure

From the command prompt, go to the disk1 directory of your installation package. For example, download_path/disk1.
Run the following command:
```
uninstallSKLM.bat IM_INSTALL_LOCATION WAS_INSTALL_LOCATION SKLM_INSTALL_HOME 
```
IM_INSTALL_LOCATION - Installation Manager directory for IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager.

WAS_INSTALL_LOCATION - WebSphere® Application Server Liberty directory for IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager.

SKLM_INSTALL_HOME - IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager installation directory.
For example:
```
uninstallSKLM.bat "C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager" 
"C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Liberty" 
"C:\Program Files\IBM\GKLMV42"
```
In IBM Installation Manager, click Uninstall.
Select the check boxes to uninstall IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Db2®, and WebSphere Liberty.
Note: If WebSphere Liberty is not stopped before you uninstall IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, the following false message is displayed.
```
Running processes have been detected that may interfere with the current 
operation. Stop all WebSphere and related processes before continue.
```
Click Recheck Status to proceed with the uninstallation task.
Click Next.
The Summary panel window opens.
Review the software packages to be uninstalled and their installation directories.
Click Uninstall.

After IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager uninstallation, if Db2 services are still running, manually uninstall Db2 and its components. For more information, see Uninstalling and removing DB2 for Windows.

Verify the uninstallation summary and the log files that are at C:\ProgramData\IBM\InstallationManager\logs\sklmLogs\.

What to do next

Complete these tasks:

Remove the Db2 user (for example, KLMDB42). To do so:
1. Ensure that the Db2 user is not being used by any other product or service.
2. Follow the steps that are specific to the operating system to remove the user.
Delete the C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere directory, if it exists.