Deleting an instance with Instance Administration Tool

Use Instance Administration Tool to delete a directory server instance or a proxy server instance.

Before you begin

To modify the TCP/IP settings of an instance with Instance Administration Tool, you must meet the following conditions:

An instance with the same version of Instance Administration Tool must exist.
Stop the directory server and the administration server of the instance. See Starting or stopping a directory server and an administration server.

Start Instance Administration Tool. See Starting Instance Administration Tool.
From the List of directory server instances installed on the system list, select an instance with the same version of Instance Administration Tool.
To start the deletion operation, click Delete.
In the Delete directory server instance window, complete the following steps:
1. Choose one of the following deletion methods:
  - To remove the directory server instance without removing the associated DB2® database instance, click Delete directory server instance only.
    Note: For a proxy server instance, Delete directory server instance only is the only valid option available.
  - To remove the directory server instance with the associated DB2 database instance, click Delete directory server instance and destroy associated database instance.
2. Click Delete.
3. In the Warning window, click Yes to confirm the instance deletion.
4. In the Information window, click OK.
5. To close the Delete directory server instance window, click Close.
6. To close Instance Administration Tool, click Close.