Directory server instance deletion

You can use Instance Administration Tool or the command-line utility to delete a directory server instance or a proxy server instance.

You might require to delete an instance from a computer, if you migrated an instance to another computer or you no longer require the instance.

If you are deleting a directory server with DB2® database, it is advisable to take backup before you delete the instance. If you are deleting a proxy server instance, it is advisable you take backup the instance.

With Instance Administration Tool, you can choose the following options:

• Delete a directory server instance and keep the database instance
• Delete a directory server instance and remove the associated DB2 database instance

With the idsidrop command, you can choose the following options:

• Delete a directory server instance and keep the database instance
• Delete a directory server instance and remove the associated DB2 database instance
• Unconfigure the directory server instance from the DB2 database instance, and do not delete the directory server instance

For more information about the idsidrop command, see Command Reference.