Uninstalling Data Protection for VMware on Windows

Uninstall Data Protection for VMware components and remove files and directories from a Windows system.

Before you begin

To ensure a successful uninstall, use the following guidance:

If other Data Protection for VMware web GUI hosts use the IBM Storage Protect vSphere Client plug-in, do not unregister the web client extension.

About this task

Configuration and property files are located in the C:\Program Files\IBM\StorageProtect\Framework\VEGUI\config directory after the uninstall completes.

Procedure

Stop any Data Protection for VMware components that are running.
Unmount any mounted virtual volumes.
Delete any existing virtual machine backups using the data mover delete backup command.
Remove any installed data mover services using the dsmcutil remove command.
For a list of services go to C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\ and run the command dsmcutil list.

Remove services with commands similar to the following, adapting the quoted name to the listed service:
```
 dsmcutil remove /name:"TSM Remote Client Agent"
dsmcutil remove /name:"TSM Client Acceptor"
```
Click Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall a program. Uninstall the following programs:
- IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments Data Protection for VMware Suite
- IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments Data Protection for VMware License
- IBM Storage Protect JVM
Remove the following Data Protection for VMware files and directories from the file system, if they are present.
For IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.6 and higher, delete:
```
C:\IBM\StorageProtect
C:\Program Files\IBM\StorageProtect
C:\ProgramData\Tivoli\TSM
C:\ProgramData\config
C:\IBM\StorageProtect
C:\Program Files\IBM\StorageProtect
```
You can also remove:
```
C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM
```
if the remaining log files and configuration files are no longer needed. If you wish to keep those files they are located in C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient.
For IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.4 and prior, delete:
```
C:\IBM\tivoli 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Tivoli\TDPVMware
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Tivoli 
C:\ProgramData\Tivoli\TSM
C:\ProgramData\config
```
You can also remove:
```
C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM
```
if the remaining log files and configuration files are no longer needed. If you wish to keep those files they are located in C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient.

What to do next

Check that all components have been removed from the system.