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

You can remove the IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager by following the steps in this procedure.

1. Log on as root to the system where the DS8000 Storage Manager is installed.
2. Type: # <dest_path>/_uninst/uninstall to run the uninstallation program. <dest_path> is the path where the IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager is installed. If you used the default path, it is /opt/IBM/DS8000StorageManager. The Uninstaller Welcome window is displayed.
   
3. 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.
   
4. 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 Uninstaller Uninstallation Progress window is displayed. When the uninstallation process is finished, the Finish window is displayed containing 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 the 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.

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

5. Click Finish to complete the removal process and exit the uninstallation program.