Before you delete a Replication Agent instance, you should:
Remove the transaction log associated with that instance (if any). See “Removing the Replication Agent transaction log” for more information.
Shut down the Replication Agent application. See “Shutting down a Replication Agent instance” for more information.
If the Replication Agent software is installed on a Windows NT or Windows 2000 host machine, make sure that none of the files in the instance subdirectories are open and that no application or window is in any of the instance subdirectories.
On Windows NT and Windows 2000, if any application or
window is in a file or subdirectory associated with a Replication Agent instance
at the time you delete the instance, the “open” file
or subdirectory will not be deleted and the deletion will be incomplete.
An error message informs you of the file or subdirectory not deleted.
In this event, you must verify that the file or subdirectory is
not open in any application or window, and then manually delete
it.
To delete a Replication Agent instance with Administrator
Start Administrator.
Select the Replication Agent instance from the List of instances that you want to delete.
Click Delete.
Administrator deletes the instance from the list, unless it is running. If the instance is running, you receive an error message:
Cannot delete Replication Agent instance 'inst_name' because it is currently running.
To delete an instance that is running, shut down the
instance first by logging into its administrative port and using
the shutdown command, then delete it. See “Shutting down a Replication Agent instance” for more information.
If the Replication Agent instance can be deleted, a Confirm Delete dialog box appears.
Click OK in the Confirm Delete dialog box.
Click Done to exit the Administrator utility.
