Removing the IBM TotalStorage DS Storage Manager from a Windows operating system

You can remove the IBM® TotalStorage® DS Storage Manager from your Windows operating system by using the Windows Add/Remove Programs facility.

Steps

  1. Navigate to your Control Panel and open the Add/Remove program facility.
  2. Scroll the list of currently installed programs and click the listing for IBM TotalStorage DS Storage Manager GUI.
  3. Click the Change/Remove button and the Welcome window for the Uninstaller is displayed. Welcome to the Uninstaller ScreenUninstaller Welcome window
  4. 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 TotalStorage DS Storage Manager GUI program will be removed. Confirm Uninstallation ScreenUninstaller Windows Confirmation window
  5. 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.

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

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

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

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