Uninstalling onsite BMC Client Management components
Depending on the installation method, the BMC Client Management components can be uninstalled in the following ways:
Be aware that uninstalling an agent from a device does not automatically remove the device from the BMC Client Management database; it must be removed manually via the console. If you do not delete the device from the database, it is still displayed in all its groups. When the timeframe for a lost device, which is defined in the system variables has elapsed, it is displayed with the connection status Lost and a red icon 
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Manually uninstalling the BMC Client Management components
You can manually locate and uninstall the following BMC Client Management components:
- BMC Client Management Master
- BMC Client Management Client
- BMC Client Management Console
Uninstalling from Windows devices
You can uninstall the BMC Client Management components from a Windows device from the Add/Remove Programs window of Control Panel. When the uninstallation is complete, you can see that the respective BMC Client Management component is removed from the programs list in the Add/Remove Programs window and the agent icon has disappeared from the system tray.
Note
If you installed MSDE/SQL Server Express as the database engine to be used with the BMC Client Management Master installation, the SQL Server Express is not uninstalled with the master. You need to remove it separately.
Uninstalling from Linux devices
You can uninstall the BMC Client Management components from a Linux device using the following commands in a terminal window:
Open a terminal window and type the following commands as required:
Component to be uninstalled Command BMC Client Management Master bmc-client-management-master-uninstallBMC Client Management Console bmc-client-management-console-uninstallBMC Client Management Client bmc-client-management-client-uninstallNote
You can only manually uninstall a client that was manually installed. Clients that were installed via rollout must also be uninstalled via rollout.
Press the Enter key.
Note
Be aware that any files which are generated during the use of BMC Client Management , such as log files, data files, and so on, are not automatically deleted during the uninstallation of the components. They must be deleted manually.
Uninstalling BMC Client Management agents via rollout
Agents that were installed via a rollout must also be uninstalled via a rollout. For more information on uninstalling the BMC Client Management agent via rollout, see Uninstalling the client agent via rollout.
Verifying the uninstallation
In the Global Settings> Rollouts> (Uninstall rollout) > Servers> (Your Rollout Server) node, select the Targets tab.
All defined target devices are listed.Monitor the advancement of the rollout under Status. The different statuses are as following:
Rollout Status Description Initial Rollout is defined and preparing to execute Successful Rollout is successfully executed Processing Rollout is still executing At least one device failed Rollout failed on one or more target devices
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Devices that cannot be accessed directly by the rollout (for reasons such as they are in another domain or behind a firewall) must download the uninstallation package from the Rollout Server page of the server's agent browser interface and execute it. The link to server's agent browser interface is typically in the following format: http://<rollout server name>:<rollout server port>/rollout.
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