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Uninstall Arcserve Backup from an MSCS Cluster

Uninstalling Arcserve Backup from a cluster can only be made on the active node and must also be made for all nodes within the cluster.

To uninstall Arcserve Backup from an MSCS Cluster

1. Delete all cluster resources. For more information, see Delete Arcserve Backup Cluster Resources.

   All Arcserve Backup cluster resources are deleted.

2. Unregister the ARCserveHA resource type by accessing the command line window and typing the following command:

   cluster restype "ARCserveHA"/delete/type
   

   Note: The cluster restype command is provided by Microsoft and embedded into the Windows system.

   The ARCserveHA resource type is unregistered.

   For Windows Server 2012:

   Unregister the ARCserveHA resource type by accessing the Windows PowerShell and typing the following command:

   Remove-ClusterResourceType"ARCserveHA"
   

   Note: The Remove-clusterresourcetype command is provided by Microsoft and embedded into the Windows system.

   The ARCserveHA resource type is unregistered.

3. In the active node, access the Arcserve Backup directory. Sort all files by type and then copy all the .dll files into a different location. (The recommended location for the copy is on the shared disk so that you do not have to do a network copy later).

   Note: If Arcserve Backup Global Dashboard is installed, you must also copy the directory named \GlobalDashboard and its contents to the temporary location.

   The dynamic link library (.dll) files for Arcserve Backup are copied to a different location. This lets you uninstall Arcserve Backup from each node in the cluster.

4. From the Windows Control Panel, access the Add or Remove Programs utility, and remove Arcserve Backup from the current node.

   Arcserve Backup is removed from the current (active) node.

5. Copy the .dll files back to the original location in the Arcserve Backup directory.

   Note: If you copied the directory named \GlobalDashboard and its contents to the temporary location, you must now copy this directory and its contents back to the original directory.

   The .dll files for Arcserve Backup are copied back into the Arcserve Backup directory.

6. From the Cluster Administrator, right-click on the group name and from the pop-up menu, select Move Group to change the active node.

   The status of the original node will be changed to "passive" and the status of the next node within the cluster will be changed to "active".

7. Repeat Steps 3 through 5 for all remaining nodes in the cluster.

   Arcserve Backup is removed from all nodes in the cluster.