Question: How can you uninstall Redis Enterprise from your system?
Answer
Uninstalling Redis Enterprise Software (RS) involves a few steps. Here are the instructions for a standard Linux installation:
- Stop all the databases:
For each database in the RS installation, you need to stop it before you can uninstall RS. You can use therladmin
command-line interface to stop the database.
```bash
rladmin stop db <db:id | name>
```
- Remove the RS installation package:
On the node where you want to remove RS, run:
```bash
sudo yum remove redislabs
```
or
```bash
sudo apt-get remove redislabs
```
depending on the package manager your system is using. This command removes the RS software package and leaves the data directories intact.
- Remove RS directories:
If you want to completely remove all RS files and directories, delete the/opt/redislabs
directory.
```bash
sudo rm -rf /opt/redislabs
```
- Remove the RS user and group:
If you want to also remove the RS user and group, run:
```bash
sudo userdel -r redislabs
```
Please note that these steps will result in permanent deletion of all data, including all databases. Be sure to back up any important data before proceeding with these steps.
Reference: Redis Labs Documentation
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