Uninstalling ​BMC Helix Vault Adapter​

Uninstall the BMC Helix Vault Adapter from the target system when it is no longer required or when instructed by BMC Helix Support.

Before you begin

• Make sure that you have the following privileges on the target system:
  • Windows: Local Administrator privileges
  • Linux: Root access or a sudo‑enabled account
• Stop any activities or integrations that depend on the BMC Helix Vault Adapter before uninstalling it.

(Windows) To uninstall BMC Helix Vault Adapter

1. Log on to the Windows computer where the BMC Helix Vault Adapter is installed as an administrator.
2. Navigate to the BMC Helix Vault Adapter installation directory. 
   The default directory is: C:\Program Files\BMC Software\VaultAdapter
3. Open PowerShell as an administrator.
4. Run the following uninstall script:
   .\uninstall-msi-admin.ps1.
   The script performs the following actions:
   • Removes the BMC Helix Vault Adapter
   • Unregisters the Windows service
   • Cleans up the associated components.
5. To verify the uninstallation of BMC Helix Vault Adapter , open Services and confirm that the BMC Helix Vault Adapter service is no longer running.

(Linux) To uninstall BMC Helix Vault Adapter

1. Log in to the host where the BMC Helix Vault Adapter is installed.
2. Open a Linux terminal session on the host.
3. Switch to the root user by running the following command:
   su -
4. Check the status of the Vault Adapter service by running the following command:
   systemctl status vault-adapter
5. Stop the Vault Adapter service by running the following command:
   sudo systemctl stop vault-adapter
6. Uninstall the BMC Helix Vault Adapter RPM package by running the following command:
   sudo rpm -e vault-adapter
7. To verify that the BMC Helix Vault Adapter package is removed, run the following command:
   rpm -qa | grep vault-adapter