Uninstalling the Remote Media Agent for Linux

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
Before you uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux, you should note the location of the simulated tape library files. Then, you can delete all of the simulated tape library files after the uninstall operation completes. When you delete these files, you delete the backup data that you stored on the Linux server.
See Finding simulated tape library files.
Note: You must have the Backup Exec installation media to uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux.
To uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux
  1. On the Linux server, place the Backup Exec installation media in the appropriate device.
  2. Log on as root to the server from which you want to uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux.
  3. Navigate to the following path on the installation media:
\<Linux\>
  1. Start the uninstallrmal script.
For example:
./uninstallrmal
  1. Do one of the following:
    To uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux from one server Type the name, IP address, or fully qualified domain name of the Linux server.
    To uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux from multiple servers Type the names, IP addresses, or the fully qualified domain names of the Linux servers. Leave a space between each identifier.
  2. Press Enter.
  3. After the Remote Media Agent for Linux package check completes successfully, press Enter.
  4. When you are prompted to uninstall the Remote Media Agent for Linux packages, press Enter to save the uninstall summary and log on to the following location:
/var/tmp/vxif/uninstallrmal summary file number.log
  1. Manually delete the simulated tape library files.