Uninstalling

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This section describes the procedures for removing an installation of the Service Bus for Windows Server from a node in a farm and for removing a farm.

Removing the Service Bus for Windows Server from a Node in a Farm

Use the following procedure to remove the Service Bus for Windows Server from a node in a farm. You must perform these actions on every node from which you want to delete the Service Bus for Windows Server.

  1. Remove the node from the farm as described in Leaving a Farm, or using PowerShell cmdlets as described in Managing Farms and Nodes.

  2. In the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel.

  3. In the Control Panel window, under Programs select Uninstall a Program.

  4. Find the following two items in the program list and, for each item, click Uninstall on the menu bar above the program list.

    1. Service Bus for Windows Server

    2. Windows Fabric

Removing an Existing Service Bus for Windows Server Farm

Use the following procedure to delete an existing Service Bus for Windows Server farm:

  1. Remove the node from the farm as described in Leaving a Farm, or using PowerShell cmdlets as described in Managing Farms and Nodes.

  2. In the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel.

  3. In the Control Panel window, under Programs select Uninstall a Program.

  4. Find the following two items in the program list and, for each item, click Uninstall on the menu bar above the program list.

    1. Service Bus for Windows Server

    2. Windows Fabric

  5. Use SQL Management Studio to remove the databases that were associated with the Service Bus for Windows Server. Back up these databases if you want to restore the farm later. The default databases are:

    1. SbGatewayDatabase

    2. SBContainer01 (as well as additional message containers)

    3. SBManagementDB

Note

The Service Bus traces/logs for the local computer are removed as part of removing the computer from the farm. If you want to keep the logs for debugging or troubleshooting purposes, you should back up the traces before removing the computer from the farm.

Build Date:

2013-10-18