Uninstall layer7 software gateway

Products

• CA API Gateway

Issue/Introduction

How do I uninstall API gateway (software form factor)?

Environment

Software gateway installation

Resolution

The software gateway is installed with a rpm command. You can uninstall it with a rpm command as well.

1. show ssg package
   # rpm -aq|grep ssg
2. uninstall 
   # rpm -e <ssg package>
   <ssg package> is the ssg package name from step 1 output
3. some logs and custom files will not be deleted by the uninstall, may need manually remove the gateway folder
   # rm -Rf /opt/SecureSpan/
4. to uninstall policy manager, please refer to,
   https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/layer7-api-management/api-gateway/11-1/install-configure-upgrade/upgrade-or-uninstall-the-policy-manager.html