12.5 Removing Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM Software
The deinstall command removes Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM from your server.
Caution:
You must run thedeinstall command from the same release to remove Oracle software. Do not run the deinstall command from a later release to remove Oracle software from an earlier release. For example, do not run the deinstall command from the 18c Oracle home to remove Oracle software from an existing 11.2.0.4 Oracle home.
- About Oracle Deinstallation Options
Thedeinstall.batcommand stops Oracle software, and removes Oracle software and configuration files on the operating system. - Files Deleted by the Deinstall Command
Thedeinstallcommand removes Oracle software and files from your system. - deinstall Command Reference
You can run thedeinstallcommand to remove Oracle software. You can run this command from an Oracle home directory after installation. - Using the deinstall Command to Remove Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM
You can run thedeinstallcommand in multiple ways.
Parent topic: Modifying or Deinstalling Oracle Grid Infrastructure