How to Uninstall IDS

Hi, We are using IDS 11.50.FC8W3 on Solaris Sparc. We have quite a few IDS versions installed on our production servers, which we would like to un-install to free some space there. I would like to know the procedure to un-install the following: IDS 5FC7 IDS 5FC6 IDS 5FC6W3 Thanks.

Just 'rm -fr' for each of the install directories. That's it. Just make certain that your running servers, which may be using a newer version of Informix, have not left their chunk links under the old directories. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 8:23 PM, SHAHZAD SALAM KASI <skasi@i2cinc.com>wrote: > Hi, > We are using IDS 11.50.FC8W3 on Solaris Sparc. > > We have quite a few IDS versions installed on our production servers, > which we > would like to un-install to free some space there. > > I would like to know the procedure to un-install the following: > > IDS 5FC7 > IDS 5FC6 > IDS 5FC6W3 > > Thanks. > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --e89a8f3bafbf71a0b504b91ee6fa

thanks for the reply. Just to make sure that does'nt the IDS Engine stores any reference links to the installed servers regarding any installed versions ? If we just remove the files/folders, it may impact the behavior of the machine. Thanks.

The only impact of removing the files from a version that you are no longer using would be if the chunk paths (see onstat -d) happen to be stored under one of those old subdirectories. Then you need to be careful to not delete those files or links. Some of the older versions also left links to shared libraries under the old $INFORMIXDIR/lib directories linked into /lib, but since 9.40 that practice stopped and nothing should be referencing those old links even if they are still there. If they are there, and /lib/fuser says that they are not currently being accessed, then you can even remove those old links from /lib. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 8:40 PM, SHAHZAD SALAM KASI <skasi@i2cinc.com>wrote: > thanks for the reply. > > Just to make sure that does'nt the IDS Engine stores any reference links to > the installed servers regarding any installed versions ? > > If we just remove the files/folders, it may impact the behavior of the > machine. > > Thanks. > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --e89a8f83a12fa0dd0104b91f5281