Uninstalling a Continuous Protection Agent

Before uninstalling a Continuous Protection Agent, consider the following:

  • Snapshots cannot be deleted after a Protection Server is uninstalled. Before uninstalling a Protection Server, you need to delete all snapshots.

  • After the Protection Server is uninstalled, snapshots must be manually deleted.

  • If a Business Server or Protection Server is being removed from a Backup Group, you must first uninstall the software from the server, and then the server can be removed from the Backup Group.

  • If the Continuous Protection Agent is uninstalled, the user will be prompted to reboot after the uninstall is completed.

To uninstall a Continuous Protection Agent

  1. On the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel.

  2. On the Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs.

  3. In the Currently Installed Programs list, select Continuous Protection Server.

  4. Click Remove.

  5. Click Yes to confirm that you want to remove the program.

  6. Click Yes to restart the server.

    You will now delete the unavailable Business Server.

  7. On the navigation bar of the Administration Console, click Setup.

  8. In the selection pane, click Servers.

  9. In the results pane, right-click the unavailable source, and then click Delete Unavailable Server.

    The data that is located on the backup destination and all the snapshots are not removed during the uninstall process. Snapshots should be deleted manually before uninstalling the CPA. If the CPA is uninstalled, the user will be prompted to reboot after the uninstall is completed.

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Deleting snapshots

Uninstalling a Continuous Protection Agent