Removing the IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager from a Windows operating system using the graphical mode

Complete this task to remove the IBM^(R) SystemStorage^(TM) DS Storage Manager from your Windows operating system by using the Windows Add/Remove Programs facility.

1. Log on to your Windows operating system with administrator authority.
2. Navigate to your Control Panel and open the Add/Remove program facility.
3. Scroll the list of currently installed programs and click the listing for IBM SystemStorage DS8000 Storage Manager.
4. Click the Change/Remove button and the Welcome window for the Uninstaller is displayed.
   
5. Click Next to continue or click Cancel to exit the removal process. When you click Next, the Confirmation window is displayed showing the directory from which the IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager GUI program will be removed.
   
6. Click Remove to continue or Cancel to stop the removal and exit the uninstallation process. Click Back to return to the previous window. When you click Remove, the Uninstallation Progress window is displayed. When the uninstallation process is finished, the Finish window is displayed, which contains a statement about the success or failure of the uninstallation process.

   During the uninstallation process, the following system checks are made:

   • A check of your system to detect if DS Storage Manager Server is used by other programs on the system and if not used, removes it from the system, otherwise the DS Storage Manager Server is not removed from your system.
   • A check of your system to detect if DS Network Interface Server is used by other programs on the system and if not used, removes it from the system. Otherwise the DS Network Interface Server is not removed from your system.
   • A check to determine whether any of the files to be removed are locked because they are in use by another process. If a locked file has been detected, you can perform the following:
     • From Windows services, set the IBM WebSphere Application Server V5 - DS Storage Manager and IBM DS Network Interface Server services to the Manual startup type.
     • Reboot the computer.
     • Proceed once again with the removal of the DS Storage Manager.
     
     Another reason that files can be locked is because you changed the host name where you installed the DS Storage Manager. See the DS Storage Manager installation instructions for more information on host names and how to resolve a changed host name.
     

   When the uninstallation process is finished, the Uninstaller Finish window is displayed containing a statement about the success or failure of the uninstall process.

   If the uninstall program could not remove some information from your system, the Restart window is displayed. You need to restart so that previously locked files are released and automatically deleted.
   

7. Click Finish to complete the removal process and exit the GUI part of the uninstallation program.
8. Close the Add/Remove Programs window.
9. Restart your system if required (now or later) to complete the removal process.

If you want to remove all configuration settings before you reinstall the DS Storage Manager, you must delete the dsniserver and the SMServer subdirectories from the Program Files\IBM directory.