Uninstalling Agents

Uninstalling an Agent is a two-step process. First, you detach all storages from the Agent and then uninstall it from CloudSoda. Then, you uninstall CloudSoda from the Agent's host.

Uninstall the Agent from CloudSoda

Follow these steps to uninstall an Agent. 

1. Click Agents in the left-hand navigation panel.
   The Agents page displays. 
   
   
2. Click the Agent you want to uninstall.
   The Agent's dialog box opens.
   
   
3. Click Attachments to display storages attached to the Agent. All storages must be detached from the Agent before it can be uninstalled.
   
   
4. To detach a storage: 
   • In the row listing the storage, click the Disable icon on the right side.
   • Click the Delete icon on the right side.
     • The storage is detached from the Agent.
   • Repeat Step 4 for all storages attached to the Agent.
     
     
5. Click the ellipses (...) at the top right of the Agent's dialog box and select the Delete option to uninstall the Agent.

The uninstalled Agent is no longer be available, but CloudSoda is still installed on the Agent host. Follow these steps to uninstall CloudSoda from the ,host.

Uninstall CloudSoda from a Host

Follow these steps to uninstall CloudSoda from the Agent's host.

1. From a command prompt, run the following command:
   
   macOS/Linux Example:
   

   sudo soda uninstall 

   
   Windows Example:

   soda.exe uninstall
   

    
2. Navigate to the following directories and delete the contents to fully remove CloudSoda from the server:
   
   macOS/Linux directories:
   

   /usr/local/bin/soda
   /etc/soda/* (plus the directory)

   
   Windows directories:

   /soda/*
   /soda/* 

CloudSoda has now been uninstalled and removed from the host.