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How to delete Instana self-hosted backend (on Docker)

How To


Summary

Linux commands for deleting instana backend and clearing the data directories.

Objective

Removing Instana self-hosted backend from the host.

Steps

instana stop
apt-get remove instana-console / yum remove instana-console
docker system prune -a
rm -rf /root/.instana
rm -rf /path/settings.hcl
rm -rf /mnt/metrics
rm -rf /mnt/traces
rm -rf /mnt/data
rm -rf /var/log/instana

Document Location

Worldwide

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Product Synonym

instana backend

Document Information

Modified date:
08 August 2023

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ibm16991527