Uninstalling Adaptive Server 15.0.3

NoteIf there are other Sybase products installed in the same $SYBASE directory as Adaptive Server that make use of Sybase Central when you uninstall Adaptive Server some .jar files used by Sybase Central is removed and “files not found” error messages display when attempting to start Sybase Central after the uninstal. After Adaptive Server is uninstalled you must, re-install other Sybase products to $SYBASE and overwrite the old products.

  1. Verify that the server to be removed is not running. If it is running, shut it down. To check if it is running use:

    “ps”
    

    Then if it is running use isql commands: kill or shutdownto shutdown the server.

  2. Shut down all servers prior to running the uninstall program.See “Starting and Stopping Servers” in the Configuration Guide.

    On Windows, stop all services using the Services option from the Control Panel. If any of the services are marked to automatically start, change them to be started manually. Restart the system to release any DLLs that are already loaded into memory.

  3. Run Start | Programs | Sybase | Adaptive Server Enterprise | Server Config, click remove “Remove Server”.

  4. Launch the uninstall program using the Add/Remove Programs option from the Control Panel.

On Windows, there are also a small number of registry entries that are not removed by the uninstall program. These are documented below: