
You will be returned to the Add/Remove Programs screen when the uninstallation process is complete.Select OK if prompted to close the client scheduler or other Spectrum Protect/TSM-related services.Locate IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client/ IBM Spectrum Protect Client and select Uninstall.Open Windows Start Menu then type Control Panel.On older IBM clients some components are not completely removed by the uninstall process and in this case need to be removed manually (see section below the uninstall process).

To remove the HFS IBM client software fully in Windows you will need to first uninstall the software. We understand that where neither you or your local IT Support have neither physical access to, nor the possibility of remotely logging in to, your machine, then the uninstall process will have to wait until such time as one of these is possible. Note: The process of uninstalling the old client software below requires a login to the machine in question. This process is specific to your operating system and instructions are detailed under the respective tabs below.

Having deregistered a node account, it is now important to uninstall the IBM client software. You can easily deregister your machine account via the HFS Portal (select the node you wish to deregister and then choose the deregister node item in the left hand menu then click Proceed to the message displayed). The processes of uninstalling the client software and deregistering the account can occur in either order.

They may well both fail due to competing for limited resources on your machine, or compete for access to the same file(s) at the same time.
