How to remove SquaredUp DS for SCOM

Before you remove SquaredUp DS for SCOM you should ensure you have a full working backup, see How to backup and restore SquaredUp DS for SCOM.

What happens when you remove SquaredUp DS for SCOM?

  • Removing SquaredUp DS for SCOM will remove all your dashboards.
  • If you will be reinstalling SquaredUp DS for SCOM you may not be able to reuse your activation key without help from SquaredUp Support

Options for removing SquaredUp DS for SCOM

  • You can remove all instances of SquaredUp DS for SCOM by using the SquaredUp DS for SCOM uninstaller.The v6 uninstaller will remove all instances of SquaredUp, regardless of version. (If you have not installed v6, then the v5 uninstaller will only remove v5 instances, and the v4 uninstaller will remove only v4 instances).
  • You can remove selected instances directly from IIS.

Removing selected instances in IIS

If you have several instances of SquaredUp DS for SCOM, you can individually remove the instances you no longer need, leaving those you want to keep.

Use this method if:

  • You wish to remove selected instances of SquaredUp DS for SCOM, leaving other instances.
  • Or if there is no uninstaller listed in Apps & features / Programs and Features, because the uninstaller has previously been partially run.

Instances of SquaredUp DS for SCOM can be removed by deleting the application and the related application pool from IIS:

  1. In IIS right-click on the SquaredUp DS for SCOM application you wish to remove.
  2. Click Remove.
  3. When asked if you are you sure that you want to remove the selected application, click Yes.
  4. Under Application Pools right-click on the related application pool you wish to remove.
  5. Click Remove.
  6. When asked if you are you sure that you want to remove the selected application pool, click Yes.
  7. Refresh the view in IIS and you will find that the removed SquaredUp DS for SCOM application is now shown as a folder rather than a web application. You can delete the folder itself by right-clicking on the folder in IIS and clicking Explore to go to Windows Explorer, and then right-clicking on the folder and clicking delete.

If you removed SquaredUp DS for SCOM by deleting the application and application pool in IIS and wish to reinstall an instance of the same version you can rerun the deploy tool from Start > SquaredUp <version number> > Deploy SquaredUp.

Many license keys only allow one activation, so you may need to contact SquaredUp Support

Using the uninstaller to remove all SquaredUp DS for SCOM instances

The SquaredUp DS for SCOM uninstaller will remove all instances of SquaredUp DS for SCOM with the same major version number, even if the uninstaller has a specific minor version in its name. For example, the uninstaller SquaredUp DS 4.5 will remove all 4.x instances. There is no option to only uninstall selected instances.

You can find the uninstaller in Add or remove programs.

Use this method if:

  1. On the server where SquaredUp DS is installed, open Apps & features either from Start > Settings > System > Apps & features or from Start > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program.
  2. Click on the uninstaller for the version of SquaredUp DS you wish to remove. There will be separate items for SquaredUp DS v4 and SquaredUp DS v5. For example, you might click on SquaredUp DS4.5 to remove all v4 instances.

    If you have more than one SquaredUp DS instance, this will uninstall all instances of this version. In this situation you may prefer Removing selected instances in IIS.

  3. Click Uninstall, then Uninstall again.
  4. You will be asked if you are sure you want to completely remove SquaredUp DS and all of its components. If you click yes the SquaredUp DS program files will be removed at this point. If you click no then the installation will be left untouched. Click yes to proceed to remove all instances of SquaredUp DS of this version.
  5. If prompted, click Continue.
  6. All the SquaredUp DS instances listed will be removed. Check carefully which instances are listed, as it is not possible to select only one to be removed. By default Remove IIS applications and Remove IIS application pools are both ticked. You may also wish to tick Remove all files from disk (inc. logs, licenses and dashboards).
  7. Click uninstall or OK to complete the uninstall wizard.
  8. Refresh the view in IIS and you will find that the removed SquaredUp DS application is now shown as a folder rather than a web application. You can delete the folder itself by right-clicking on the folder in IIS and clicking Explore to go to Windows Explorer, and then right-clicking on the folder and clicking delete.
  9. If you are using SquaredUp DS with high availability (HA) you will need to repeat the uninstall on your Secondary server(s) and may also wish to remove the SquaredUp DS share (see Enabling High Availability).

Reinstalling SquaredUp DS for SCOM

Reinstalling after removing selected SquaredUp DS for SCOM instances in ISS

If you removed SquaredUp DS for SCOM by deleting the application and application pool in IIS and wish to reinstall an instance of the same version you can rerun the deploy tool from Start > SquaredUp <version number> > Deploy SquaredUp.

Many license keys only allow one activation, so you may need to contact SquaredUp Support

Reinstalling after removing SquaredUp DS for SCOM with the uninstaller

If you ran the uninstaller, then the program files will have been removed and you will need to download the installer again. Install SquaredUp DS for SCOM by running the installer as normal (see How to install SquaredUp DS for SCOM).

Many license keys only allow one activation, so you may need to contact SquaredUp Support

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