Users Guide

160 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems
Uninstalling Managed System Software
You can uninstall managed system software from the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server command line. Additionally, you can
perform an unattended uninstallation on multiple systems simultaneously.
Prerequisites for Uninstalling Managed System Software
You must be logged in as root.
Uninstalling Managed System Software From the Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server Command Line
An uninstallation script is installed when Server Administrator is installed.
You can execute the script by typing srvadmin-uninstall.sh and then
pressing <Enter>.
NOTE: When executed, the srvadmin-uninstall.sh will not attempt to uninstall the
OpenIPMI driver even if the OpenIPMI driver was installed or upgraded during
previous execution of the srvadmin-install.sh script or the srvadmin-openipmi.sh
script.
Custom Uninstallation of Specific Components
Some individual components of Dell OpenManage can be uninstalled
without uninstalling all of Dell OpenManage. Following are examples:
To uninstall only the Web server, use the command:
rpm –e `rpm -qa | grep srvadmin-iws`
To uninstall storage, use the command:
rpm –e `rpm -qa | grep srvadmin-storage`
Using Dell OpenManage with VMware
®
ESX
Server™ Software
NOTE: Dell OpenManage installation with VMware ESX Server software requires
special steps. These steps vary depending on the Dell OpenManage version and
ESX Server version; only a limited number of combinations are supported.
See the VMware Systems Compatibility Guide located in the Resource Center
at www.dell.com/vmware to determine the versions of ESX Server software
compatible with this release of Dell OpenManage. Each ESX Server release