How to remove one sap Instance where 2 instance running in same server

[Former Member]

How to remove one sap BW Instance from server where 2 instance running in same server.

We have 2 BW Instances ( QW1 and CW1) running in the same physical server (windows 2003 + MSSQL). Now we want remove one Instance from the server completly. Could any one give steps or procudure which we should follow to remove one instance without disturbing another one. Both instances are Central Instances.

SAP System component version: SAP NetWeaver 2004s (2007)

Please help me in this...let me know if you need any more inforamtion.

Thanks in advance.

Sridhar

[Former Member]

Hi Sridhar,

You can definitely remove an instance completey. When you select uninstall option using sapinst, it will give you a list of running instances on the node using profile files.

You can select which one to uninstall.

Best Regards

RAGHU

[Former Member]

Thanks for your reply,

And i have one more doubt,

Do we need to take any pre-steps before going for uninstallation to avoid distruction to the other running Instance.

Because both Instances's database MSSql also running on the same server.

Thanks in advance.

Sridhar

[Former Member]

Hi Sridhar,

To be safe, you can have a database backup of the other system and an FS backup.

I assume both the databases are independent of each other.

Best Regards

Raghu.

[Former Member]

You should use SAPINST to do it.

Cant remember but in the last option there is choice to uninstall and during the unsitall it actually questions

Just follow them

Pravin