Uninstalling Elvis 5 Server

1. Backing up existing files

Step 1. Create a backup of your installation by backing up the following locations:

• Your Elvis Server/Config folder
• Your Elvis Server/Elvis Hot Data folder
• Your Elvis Server/Elvis Shared Data folder
• Your launch configuration

Note: Especially your Config folder can be useful in case you want to reinstall Elvis later.

2. De-activating licenses

Step 1. Access the License page of Elvis Server.

Step 2. Access the Elvis Server entry in the windows Start Menu, click Uninstall and follow the instructions.

1. Backing up existing files

Create a backup of your installation by backing up the following locations:

• Your Elvis Server/Config folder
• Your Elvis Server/Elvis Hot Data folder
• Your Elvis Server/Elvis Shared Data folder
• Your launch configuration

Note: Especially your Config folder can be useful in case you want to reinstall Elvis later.

2. De-activating licenses

Step 1. Open the Elvis server launcher by double-clicking Elvis Server in the Applications folder.

Step 2. Start Elvis Server and wait for it to be completed.

Step 3. Return to the Elvis Server Launcher and click Server admin page.

Step 4. Access the License page and de-activate active licenses. Wait for the confirmation message that the de-activation was successful.

3. Uninstalling Elvis 5 Server

Step 1. Return to the Elvis Server launcher, click Uninstall and follow the instructions.

1. Backing up existing files

Step 1. Create a backup of your installation by backing up the following locations:

• Your Elvis Server/Config folder
• Your Elvis Server/Elvis Hot Data folder
• Your Elvis Server/Elvis Shared Data folder
• Your launch configuration

Note: Especially your Config folder can be useful in case you want to reinstall Elvis later.

2. Unmounting file stores

Step 2. Unmount any shared file store that you might have mounted on the Elvis Shared Data folder.

3. Removing files

Step 3. Remove the following files on all your nodes:

• Your Elvis app and config at /srv/elvis-server/*
• Your log files at /var/log/elvis-server/*
• Your init script at /etc/init.d/elvis-server

4. (Optional) Additional cleanup

Step 4. (Optional) Start your cleanup of /var/tmp/ again (Elvis will have put some files there). See Installing Elvis server for information about /var/tmp cleanup.