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Uninstalling a CMS, Gateway or Utility Machine

You can uninstall a CMS, gateway, or CA Data Protection utility machine using the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Windows Control Panel.

To uninstall using Add/Remove Programs

1. In the Add/Remove Programs dialog, launch the installation wizard:
2. Select ‘CA Data Protection Server’ and click Change:

   Note: If you click Remove instead, CA Data Protection is uninstalled but you do not get the option to keep the database (see step 5).

3. When the Installation Wizard starts, go to the Program Maintenance screen.
4. Choose Remove to uninstall CA Data Protection from the current machine.
5. In the Remove the Program screen, you can choose to keep or remove the database.
   • If you choose to keep the database, you can reconnect to it when you reinstall CA Data Protection. To do this, you simply re-enter the user name and password for a valid database account when you run the installation wizard.
   • If you choose to delete the database, note that:

     SQL Server: The database and its contents are removed completely.

     Oracle: The database contents are deleted but the database itself is not deleted.

6. The wizard now has all the information it needs and begins the uninstall immediately.