The process for uninstalling IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V is the same for a new
installation and for an upgraded version.
Before you begin
Restriction: You can uninstall the IBM Spectrum Protect recovery agent as part of the
uninstallation for the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V suite, or you can
uninstall the recovery agent separately. You must unmount all virtual volumes before uninstalling
the IBM Spectrum Protect recovery agent. Otherwise,
these mounted virtual volumes cannot be unmounted when you reinstall the recovery agent the next
time.
Procedure
- Open the Control Panel and click Uninstall a
program.
- Uninstall the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V
suite:
- On the Uninstall or change a program page, select IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V suite and click
Uninstall.
- In the Remove the Program page of the InstallShield
Wizard, click Remove.
Tip: The uninstallation process might take several minutes to complete.
- Click Finish in the InstallShield Wizard Completed
page when the uninstallation is completed. Click the Refresh icon to refresh
the list of programs.
- Uninstall the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V license:
- On the Uninstall or change a program page, select IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V License and click
Uninstall.
- Click Yes when prompted.
- Uninstall the IBM
Spectrum Protect web server:
- On the Uninstall or change a program page, select IBM
Spectrum Protect Web Server and click
Uninstall.
- Click Yes when prompted.
- Uninstall the IBM
Spectrum Protect Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM):
- On the Uninstall or change a program page, select IBM
Spectrum Protect JVM and click
Uninstall.
- Click Yes when prompted.
What to do next
You must remove the file restore feature separately. For more information, see
Removing the file restore feature.