Use these steps to clean up your source workload from all PlateSpin software components when required, such as following an unsuccessful or problematic protection.
The following sections include more information:
Component |
Removal Instructions |
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PlateSpin Block-Based Transfer Component |
See KB Article 7005616. |
Third-party Block-based Transfer Component (discontinued) |
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File-based Transfer Component |
At root level for each volume under protection, remove all files named PlateSpinCatalog*.dat |
Workload Inventory software |
In the workload’s Windows directory:
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Controller software |
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Component |
Removal Instructions |
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Controller software |
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Block-level data transfer software |
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LVM snapshots |
LVP snapshots used by ongoing replications are named according to a volume_name-PS-snapshot convention. For example, a snapshot of a LogVol01 volume will be named LogVol01-PS-snapshot. To remove these LVM snapshots:
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Bitmap files |
For each volume under protection, at the root of the volume, remove the corresponding .blocks_bitmap file. |
Tools |
On the source workload, under /sbin, remove the following files:
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