Summary:
In order to reinstall the Data Repository, existing Vertica has to be uninstalled from the system.
Resolution:
To uninstall Vertica from a system:
1. Stop the existing database via admintools
2. Drop the database via admintools.
3. For each node in the cluster, run the following commands as root:
Find the installed vertica RPM package name:
rpm -qa vertica
Erase the vertica RPM:
rpm -e <vertica_rpm_name>
If the above command failed with an error, you can force the rpm erase using this command:
rpm -e --nodeps --noscripts <vertica_rpm_name>
Delete the vertica directory:
rm -rf /opt/vertica
Optional(recommended): Run the following commands as root for each node in the cluster to do a clean uninstall. Running these commands will ensure that you can perform a fresh Vertica installation on the same systems without running into any conflicts.
Delete the existing data directory:
rm -rf <data_dir>
Delete the existing catalog directory:
rm -rf <catalog_dir>
Delete the DR Admin user:
userdel <drAdminUser>
Delete the DR Admin home directory:
rm -rf <drAdminUser_homeDir>
Delete the verticadba group:
groupdel verticadba
4. Uninstall the Data Repository component:
/opt/CA/IMDataRepository_vertica7/Uninstall/Uninstall
-> Once this is all done run the command rpm -qa vertica and make sure it does not return a valid value.