Uninstalling Prime Network
This chapter describes how to uninstall Prime Network gateways, units, and clients. For instructions on how to uninstall Prime Network in a gateway high availability deployment, see the
Cisco Prime Network 4.3.1 Gateway High Availability Guide
.
Uninstalling a Prime Network Gateway
The following procedure describes how to uninstall a Prime Network gateway with an external database either locally on the gateway or on a remote server. If the uninstallation script fails during the uninstallation process, you can do it manually as described in Uninstalling Prime Network Manually.
To uninstall a gateway:
Step 1 To retain customized information (such as user-created AVMs and VNEs and soft properties),
back up $
NETWORKHOME
/Main/registry and its subfolders and save the data to an external device or folder.
a.
L
og on to the gateway as
pnuser
and run the following commands from the $
NETWORKHOME
directory:
cp Main/registry/ConfigurationFiles/127.0.0.1/avm* /tmp/avmFiles
The files are copied to the /tmp/avmFiles folder.
b. Copy the files to another file system.
Step 2 Log on to the gateway server as root, and use the following command to uninstall Prime Network.
[root@pn-d-rh-10-lnx ~]# perl /var/adm/cisco/prime-network/reg/pn431/uninstall.pl
Step 3 (Optional) Use the dbca utility to remove the database schemas. For more information, see
Table 4-2
.
Step 4 After the uninstallation procedure is complete, reboot the server.
The uninstallation log is available at /var/adm/cisco/prime-network/logs/uninstall-log-
mmddyy_hhmmss
.
Uninstalling a Gateway with an Embedded Database
The embedded database is automatically uninstalled when you uninstall Cisco Prime Network.
Step 1 Log on to the gateway server as root and move to the correct directory.
cd /var/adm/cisco/prime-network/reg/pnuser
Step 2 Start the uninstallation:
Step 3 Enter
yes
at the prompt to uninstall Prime Network (and Operations Reports, if installed). The uninstallation begins.
Step 4 If the embedded database is on a remote server, provide the remote server details such as the IP address, username, OS admin, and OS root user password.
Step 5 If the uninstallation fails, uninstall the database manually:
a. As root, enter the following commands:
cd $NETWORKHOME/local/scripts perl uninstall_ana_db.pl pnuser NETWORKHOME
b. Press
Enter
to finish the uninstallation.
Uninstalling Cisco Prime Network Units
Before you uninstall a unit, make sure it is deleted from the gateway (you can do this from the Administration GUI). To uninstall a unit:
Step 1 Log on to the unit as root, and move to the correct directory:
cd /var/adm/cisco/prime-network/reg/pnuser
Step 2 Begin the uninstallation:
Step 3 At the prompt to uninstall, enter
yes
.
Step 4 The uninstaller checks if the unit is connected to a gateway. If it is, you are prompted to stop the uninstallation and delete from the gateway.
Step 5 Delete the working directory:
rm -Rf /var/adm/cisco/prime-network/reg/pnuser
Step 6 After the uninstallation procedure is complete, reboot the unit.
The uninstallation log is available at /var/adm/cisco/prime-network/logs/uninstall-log-
mmddyy_hhmmss
.
Uninstalling the Cisco Prime Network Clients
If you have upgraded from a previous version of Prime Network to Prime Network 4.3.1, you might want to uninstall the old GUI clients, but this is not mandatory.
To uninstall the clients:
Step 1 Choose
Start > All Programs > Cisco Prime Network > Uninstall Cisco Prime Network Products
.
Step 2 In the Select Uninstall Method window, choose Automatic and click
Next
. (We recommend you do not use the Custom uninstall option.)
Step 3 When the Finish Perform Uninstall window is displayed, click
Finish
. The progress bar reflects the status of the files being uninstalled.
If you click
Cancel
at any time, the uninstallation process stops. Some stranded files might remain on your computer, and you will have to uninstall the software again.
Uninstalling Prime Network Manually
To manually uninstall Prime Network, log in as root and remove the user and the user installation registry folder:
rm -Rf /var/adm/cisco/prime-network/reg/pnuser
To remove information that was migrated, use the following command:
Uninstalling the PN-IL Using CLI
This procedure will only uninstall the Prime Network Integration Layer (PN-IL). To unregister PN-IL from Prime Central, see the
Cisco Prime Central Quick Start Guide
.
To uninstall the PN-IL:
Step 1 As the root user, open a terminal on the Prime Network gateway server where the PN-IL is installed.
Step 2 Change to the
pnuser
:
Step 3 Start the uninstallation:
$PRIMEHOME/uninstall/uninstall.sh
Step 4 At the prompt to uninstall, enter
yes
.
Step 5 After the uninstallation procedure is complete, login to a fresh session.
Uninstalling the PN-IL Using the Wizard
This procedure will only uninstall the PN-IL. If the PN-IL was configured with Prime Central, after uninstalling the PN-IL, you must manually delete the PN-IL entry from the Prime Central portal.
To uninstall the PN-IL using the wizard:
Step 1 Launch the X client application (for example, Xming).
Step 2 As the root user, open a terminal on the Prime Network gateway server where the PN-IL is installed.
Step 3 Move to the below directory and execute the uninstaller.
cd/var/adm/cisco/pnintegrationlayer/Uninstaller/
Step 4 Click
Uninstall
to continue the uninstallation process.
Step 5 When the uninstallation is complete, click
Done
to close the wizard.