Before uninstalling Sybase software, shut down all Sybase
applications and processes.
To uninstall a DirectConnect for z/OS Option installation, use the installation program uninstall feature. This removes all servers, all common files, and all required components. After the uninstall runs, you may need to delete a number of existing files and directories in the directory where DirectConnect for z/OS Option was installed.
You can invoke the uninstall procedure using either the GUI or the console method. Sybase recommends that you use the GUI method.
Before uninstalling Sybase software, log in to your machine using an account with “administrator” privileges, then shut down all other processes for the components you are uninstalling.
Enter one of the following:
For Windows:
Using Windows Explorer:
Go to the directory where your application is installed.
Select the uninstall directory.
Select the application you want to uninstall.
Double-click the uninstall icon. The wizard appears.
Using the Add/Remove program:
Go to Start | Setting | Control panel | Add/Remove Programs.
Select the application you want to remove.
Click Change/Remove. The wizard appears.
For UNIX:
Go to the directory where your application is installed.
Go to the uninstall directory.
Go to the directory for your application that you want to uninstall.
From the command line, enter:
Uninstall
The wizard’s Welcome window appears.
Click Next to display the list of selected products and components that were installed.
All of the products and components that were installed are displayed and already checked (selected) to allow you to remove the total installation. If you do not want to remove a product or component, uncheck (deselect) that product or component. Click Next.
A summary of all the products and components is displayed. Click Next.
A message indicating that the removal of a z/OS installation is in progress. When this is completed, a message appears, indicating a successful uninstall. Click Next to end the uninstall program.
Enter one of the following:
For Windows, go to the uninstall directory, and at the DOS window prompt, enter:
<install_dir>\uninstall\ECDASuite\uninstall.exe -console
For UNIX, at the command line, enter:
<install_dir>/uninstall/ECDASuite/uninstall -console
The uninstall program starts.
Choose the DirectConnect for z/OS Option.
The DirectConnect for z/OS Option you chose is uninstalled.
To uninstall in GUI mode