7 Removing Oracle Database Software
These topics describe how to remove Oracle software and configuration files.
You can remove Oracle software in one of two ways: Use Oracle Universal Installer with the deinstall option, or use the deinstallation tool (deinstall) that is included in Oracle homes. Oracle does not support the removal of individual products or components.
Caution:
If you have a standalone 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 tool 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 Oracle Universal Installer. - Identifying All Instances On a Cluster
Review this information to identify all instances associated with the Oracle home you want to remove. - Oracle Deinstallation Tool (Deinstall)
Thedeinstalltool is a script that you can run separately from Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). - Deinstallation Examples for Oracle Database
Use these examples to help you understand how to run deinstallation using OUI (runinstaller) or as a standalone tool (deinstall). - Deinstallation Parameter File Example for Oracle RAC
You can run the deinstallation tool on Oracle RAC Databases with the-paramfileoption to use the values you specify in the parameter file.