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Uninstall SystemEDGE and the AIMs on UNIX Systems

The uninstaller removes SystemEDGE or the AIMs from your system. You can specify for SystemEDGE whether to remove the configuration data from the data directory.

Consider the following dependencies when you uninstall:

• The SRM AIM depends on Advanced Encryption and SystemEDGE.
• Advanced Encryption depends on SystemEDGE.

Based on these dependencies, the uninstallation sequence is as follows:

1. SRM AIM
2. Advanced Encryption
3. SystemEDGE Core

The uninstallation is not possible if you use any other sequence. It case of removing components that were originally installed through Remote Deployment, Idprimer and CAM are not uninstalled.

To uninstall the agent or an AIM using ca-setup.sh

1. Open a terminal console and log in as root (su).
2. Change to the DVD2/Installers/<Platform>/Agent/SysMan directory. It contains the following subdirectories:
   • CA_SystemEDGE_SRM
   • CA_SystemEDGE_AdvancedEncryption
   • CA_SystemEDGE_Core
3. Change to the appropriate directory and run the following command:

   sh ca-setup.sh -x
   

   A dialog prompts you to specify whether to preserve the configuration files.

4. Click Yes or No.

   A dialog charts the uninstallation process. When the uninstallation completes, the dialog closes.

To uninstall the agent or an AIM using lsm

1. Open a terminal console and log in as root (su).
2. Run the appropriate command from the following list:

   lsm -e CA_SystemEDGE_SRM
   lsm -e CA_SystemEDGE_AdvancedEncryption
   lsm -e CA_SystemEDGE_Core
   

   In case of SystemEDGE, you are prompted to specify whether to preserve the configuration files.

3. Click Yes or No.

   The uninstallation completes.

To uninstall the agent or an AIM Silently

• Perform the following steps to uninstall agent:
  1. Open a terminal console and log in as root (su). Change to the following directory path:

     DVD2/Installers/Platform/Agent/SysMan/CA_SystemEDGE_Core

  2. Run the following command:

     sh ca-setup.sh CA_SETUP_MODE=UNATTENDED_UNINSTALL CASE_KEEP_DATA=[YES|NO]
     

     The agent is uninstalled on the computer.

• Perform the following steps to uninstall an AIM:
  1. Open a terminal console and log in as root (su). Change to the appropriate AIM directory path:

     DVD2/Installers/Platform/Agent/SysMan/AIM

  2. Run the following command:

     sh ca-setup.sh CA_SETUP_MODE=UNATTENDED_UNINSTALL
     

     AIM is uninstalled from the computer.