{"id":48136,"date":"2021-03-25T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=48136"},"modified":"2021-03-25T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T08:14:08","slug":"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"RecoverPoint uninstall procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48199 size-full\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-01.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To remove the <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/recoverpoint-for-vms-upgrade-to-v5-3-with-html-plugin\/\">RecoverPoint<\/a> software from your environment, you need to follow a specific RecoverPoint uninstall procedure to avoid possible errors.<\/p>\n<p>Corrupted installations, unsolvable errors can be some reasons why you need to uninstall <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/recoverpoint-5-2-vcenter-plugin-manual-installation\/\">RecoverPoint<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>manual procedure<\/strong> requires a bit of time and a specific order must be followed to avoid issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unprotecting VMs<\/li>\n<li>Removing the vRPA cluster from the RecoverPoint for VMs system<\/li>\n<li>Detaching vRPAs<\/li>\n<li>Powering off vRPAs<\/li>\n<li>Uninstalling the RecoverPoint for VMs splitter<\/li>\n<li>Deleting the repository folder<\/li>\n<li>Unregistering the RP extension from the Managed Object Browser<\/li>\n<li>Verifying that the configuration parameters are empty<\/li>\n<li>Removing the vRPA iSCSI IPs<\/li>\n<li>Removing custom tokens from the Managed Object Browser<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning up the vRPAs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fortunately the RecoverPoint uninstall procedure can be automated with the <strong>uninstaller tool<\/strong> provided by Dell that performs all required operations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<p>To use the uninstaller tool, there are some prerequisites to be met:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uninstaller Tool (make sure it matches the installed RecoverPoint version)<\/li>\n<li>Java installed in the computer where the tool will run<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>RecoverPoint uninstall procedure<\/h2>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dell.com\/support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dell website<\/a>, select <strong>RecoverPoint for Virtual Machine<\/strong> as product and filter the search by <em>uninstaller<\/em> <strong>keyword<\/strong>. Before downloading the tool, make sure the uninstaller <strong>version matches<\/strong> your current installed RecoverPoint version.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48201 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-02-600x380.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Extract the .ZIP content<\/strong> anywhere in the computer used to run the tool and double click on the <strong>uninstaller.bat<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48203 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-03-600x250.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter <strong>uninstall<\/strong> and press <strong>Enter<\/strong> to begin the procedure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48215 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-04-600x142.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the <strong>IP address<\/strong> of the vCenter Server and the vCenter port is used (default 443). Press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48217 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-05-600x55.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"55\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the <strong>user name and password<\/strong> to connect the vCenter Server then press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48219 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-06-600x67.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-06\" width=\"600\" height=\"67\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tool checks the <strong>vCenter connectivity<\/strong>. When the connection has been established, type <strong>n<\/strong> to skip adding a new vCenter Server and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48221 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-07-600x59.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-07\" width=\"600\" height=\"59\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The vCenter is scanned to find <strong>installed RecoverPoint clusters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48223 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-08-600x205.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-08\" width=\"600\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Type <strong>1<\/strong> to select the cluster to remove and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48225 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-09-600x131.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-09\" width=\"600\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Type <strong>y<\/strong> to confirm the removal. The list of clusters to be removed is shown.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48227 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-10-600x188.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Type <strong>y<\/strong> to proceed with RecoverPoint uninstall process.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48229 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-11-600x116.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"116\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The uninstall process removes VMs protection, vRPAs, plugins, splitters.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48231 size-large\" title=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-12-600x392.jpg\" alt=\"recoverpoint-uninstall-procedure-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-test-failover\/\">RecoverPoint<\/a> uninstall procedure is now complete and all RecoverPoint <strong>components have been uninstalled<\/strong> from your environment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To remove the RecoverPoint software from your environment, you need to follow a specific RecoverPoint uninstall procedure to avoid possible errors. 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