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  2. IT Analytics Data Collector Installation and Configuration Guide for Cohesity NetBackup
  3. Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (Windows)
  4. Uninstall cluster Data Collector
IT Analytics Data Collector Installation and Configuration Guide for Cohesity NetBackup

Uninstall cluster Data Collector

Cluster Data Collector can uninstalled from the node where it was installed. Before you uninstall, ensure the shared drive where the Data Collector was installed is imported on the node from where it was installed. If you uninstall the Data Collector without importing the shared drive, the uninstallation will complete without a complete cleanup. Follow the manual steps provided below to perform the cleanup.

Use any one option to uninstall cluster Data Collector:

  • Invoke C:\ProgramData\Veritas\NetBackup IT Analytics\DC\silenuninstall.cmd .

  • Uninstall from Add/Remove programs by clicking on IT Analytics Data Collector program.

To perform a manual cleanup:

  1. Delete aptare service group cluster configuration.
  2. Import Data Collector disk and delete data collector files.
  3. Delete symbolic link C:\Program Files\Veritas\AnalyticsCollector from both nodes.
  4. Stop and Delete aptareagent, AptareDCKafka, and AptareDCZookeeper services using commands: sc stop <service_name> and sc delete <service_name>.

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