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  2. NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide
  3. Section II. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud maintenance
  4. Uninstalling NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud
  5. Removing NetBackup Snapshot Manager from a standalone Docker host environment
NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide

Removing NetBackup Snapshot Manager from a standalone Docker host environment

The process for uninstalling NetBackup Snapshot Manager is the same as that followed for installation. The only difference is that you specify "uninstall" in the command, which tells the installer to remove the components from the host.

During uninstallation, the installer performs the following tasks on the NetBackup Snapshot Manager host:

  • Stops all the NetBackup Snapshot Manager containers that are running

  • Removes the NetBackup Snapshot Manager containers

  • Unloads and removes the NetBackup Snapshot Manager images

To uninstall NetBackup Snapshot Manager

  1. Ensure that you have uninstalled the NetBackup Snapshot Manager agents from all the hosts that are part of the NetBackup Snapshot Manager configuration.

    See Removing the NetBackup Snapshot Manager agents.

  2. Verify that there are no protection policy snapshots or other operations in progress, and then uninstall NetBackup Snapshot Manager by running the following command on the host:

    (For Docker/Podman)

    flexsnap_configure uninstall

    The installer begins to unload the relevant NetBackup Snapshot Manager container packages from the host. Messages similar to the following indicate the progress status:

    Uninstalling NetBackup Snapshot Manager
    --------------------------------------------
    Stopping flexsnap-mongodb ... done
    Stopping flexsnap-rabbitmq ... done
    Stopping flexsnap-auth ... done
    Stopping flexsnap-core ... done
    Removing flexsnap-mongodb ... done
    Removing flexsnap-rabbitmq ... done
    Removing flexsnap-auth ... done
    Removing flexsnap-core ... done
    Unloading flexsnap-mongodb ... done
    Unloading flexsnap-rabbitmq ... done
    Unloading flexsnap-auth ... done
    Unloading flexsnap-core ... done
    
  3. Confirm that the NetBackup Snapshot Manager containers are removed.

    Use the following docker command:

    (For Docker) # sudo docker ps -a

    (For Podman) # sudo podman ps -a

  4. If desired, remove the NetBackup Snapshot Manager container images from the host.

    Use the following command to uninstall Snapshot Manager along with images:

    flexsnap_configure uninstall --purge

    Use the following docker command to view the docker images that are loaded on the host:

    • (For Docker) # sudo docker images -a

    • (For Podman) # sudo podman images -a

    Use the following respective commands to remove the NetBackup Snapshot Manager container images from the host:

    • (For Docker) # sudo docker rmi <image ID>

    • (For Podman) # sudo podman rmi <image ID>

  5. This completes the NetBackup Snapshot Manager uninstallation on the host.

    Possible next step is to re-deploy NetBackup Snapshot Manager.

    See Installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager in the Docker/Podman environment.

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