Uninstalling integrated servers

Start of change To uninstall (delete) an integrated server, follow these steps. End of change

Before uninstalling an integrated server, shut down the integrated server from IBM® i. See Stopping integrated servers. End of change

Start of change To uninstall an integrated server, follow these steps: End of change

Select Integrated Server Administration from IBM Navigator for i.
Select Servers.
Click the menu icon for the server you want to delete and select Delete.
Click Delete on the confirmation page.

Start of change The nonshared IBM i objects for the server are deleted. Typically, these objects are the ones that the Create Server GUI task or the install server command created when the server was originally installed. The process also deletes objects related to virtual Ethernet LANs that are associated with the server. The objects that are deleted include: End of change

Network server description (NWSD)
Predefined virtual storage linked to the server
Virtual Ethernet LAN line descriptions
TCP/IP interfaces bound to virtual Ethernet LAN line descriptions
TCP/IP device descriptions for virtual Ethernets
TCP/IP controller descriptions for virtual Ethernets

Tip: If you want to use a CL command, see:

Delete Integrated Server (DLTINTSVR)

Note:

The Delete Server GUI task (and the DLTINTSVR CL command) cannot be used if the NWSD object for the server no longer exists. If the NWSD object no longer exists, or if you prefer to delete the objects manually, see the procedures referenced in the following table.

Table 1. Nonshared objects to delete for an integrated server (manual method)
Objects to Delete	How to Delete
Network server description (NWSD). Note: Before deleting the NWSD, unlink any virtual storage that is linked to it. See Unlinking virtual storage.	See Delete Network Server Desc (DLTNWSD).
System drive virtual storage. Note: This storage is typically named `nwsdname`1, where `nwsdname` is the name of the NWSD. There is no system drive to delete for VMware ESXi embedded servers.	See Deleting virtual storage.
Installation drive virtual storage. Note: This storage is typically named `nwsdname`2, where `nwsdname` is the name of the NWSD. There is no installation drive to delete for VMware ESX servers.	See Deleting virtual storage.
Virtual Ethernet LAN line descriptions. Note: The line description names typically start with the NWSD name, followed by 00, 01, 02, PP, V0, V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, or V9. For example, if the NWSD name is `MYSERVER`, then the point-to-point line description name would be `MYSERVERPP`.	See Deleting a line description.
TCP/IP interfaces bound to virtual Ethernet LAN line descriptions. Note: You can identify the TCP/IP interfaces that are associated with the NWSD by looking at the name of the attached line description. See the line description naming convention described previously.	See Deleting a TCP/IP interface.
TCP/IP device descriptions for virtual Ethernets. Note: The name of the TCP/IP device description starts with the first five characters of the NWSD name, followed by 'TCP' and an optional two-digit number. For example, if the NWSD name is `MYSERVER`, then the device name might be `MYSERTCP` or `MYSERTCP01`.	See Work with Device Descriptions (WRKDEVD). Type `WRKDEVD *CMN`. Then use option 4=Delete for each device associated with the server.
TCP/IP controller descriptions for virtual Ethernets. Note: The name of the controller description starts with the first five characters of the NWSD name, followed by 'NET' and an optional two-digit number.	See Work with Ctl Descriptions (WRKCTLD). Type `WRKCTLD *CMN`. Then use option 4=Delete for each controller associated with the server.

If you no longer need user-created virtual storage or other IBM i configuration objects that were used by the integrated server, you can delete them.

If you remove all of your integrated servers from IBM i and do not plan to install any more, you can delete IBM i Integrated Server Support. Deleting the product frees up the storage that the product uses.