13 Removing Oracle Database Software
Use the deinstall
command that is included
in Oracle homes to remove Oracle software. Oracle does not support the removal of individual
products or components.
Caution:
If you have a single-instance database on a node in a cluster, and if you have
multiple databases with the same global database name (GDN), then you cannot use the
deinstall
command to remove one database
only.
- About Oracle Deinstallation Options
You can stop and remove Oracle Database software and components in an Oracle Database home with thedeinstall
command. - Oracle Deinstallation (Deinstall)
You can run thedeinstall
command from an Oracle home directory after installation. - Unlocking and Deinstalling the Previous Release Grid Home
After upgrading from previous releases, if you want to deinstall the previous release Oracle Grid Infrastructure home, then you must first change the permission and ownership of the previous release Grid home. - Deinstallation Examples for Oracle Database
Use these examples to help you understand how to run thedeinstall
command. - Deinstallation Response File Example for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
You can run thedeinstall
command with the-paramfile
option to use the values you specify in the response file. - Migrating Standalone Oracle Grid Infrastructure Servers to a Cluster
Follow these steps to migrate an Oracle Database installation using Oracle Restart (that is, an Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation for a standalone server), to server as a cluster member node. - Changing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Home Path
After installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a cluster (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM configured for a cluster), if you need to change the Grid home path, then use the following example as a guide to detach the old Grid home, and to attach a new Grid home: