Uninstalling the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers

Before you uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers, you should note the location of the simulated tape library files. Then, you can delete all of the simulated tape library files after the uninstall operation completes. When you delete these files, you delete the backup data that you stored on the Linux server.

See Finding simulated tape library files.

Note:

You must have the Backup Exec installation media to uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers.

To uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers

  1. On the Linux server, place the Backup Exec installation media in the appropriate device.

  2. Log on as root to the server from which you want to uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers.

  3. Navigate to the following path on the installation media:

    <LinuxUnixMac>

  4. Start the uninstallrmal script.

    For example:

    ./uninstallrmal

  5. Do one of the following:


    To uninstall the Remote Media Agent from one server

    Type the name, IP address, or fully qualified domain name of the Linux server.

    To uninstall the Remote Media Agent from multiple servers

    Type the names, IP addresses, or the fully qualified domain names of the Linux servers. Leave a space between each identifier.

  6. Press Enter.

  7. After the Remote Media Agent package check completes successfully, press Enter

  8. When you are prompted to uninstall the Remote Media Agent packages, press Enter to save the uninstall summary and log to the following location:

    /var/tmp/vxif/uninstallrmalsummary file number.log

  9. Manually delete the simulated tape library files.

Uninstalling the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers