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How to completely uninstall OWA Server Suite

This article applies to the following products:

  • Messageware Owa Server Suite 2019
  • Messageware Owa Server Suite 2016
  • Messageware Owa Server Suite 2013

Note: Please consider the following preparation prior to the start uninstallation

  • Multi-role (Front-End + Mailbox) Exchange servers should be placed in maintenance mode in addition to user logon traffic being temporarily diverted to an alternate multi-role Exchange server from the organization’s load balancer

For each server where Messageware is installed, proceed with the following steps to remove OSS:

  • Load Balancer and Exchange Considerations

    • Perform the necessary load balancer configuration and set Exchange server to maintenance mode as/if needed

     

  • Navigate to the Messageware installer (this should be with the original installation files)

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  • Select Remove All

  • Connect to the Messageware Admin Center URL

  • Click next 

  • The next screen will show you the Plan (the software and the settings file that will be removed) > click next

 

  • The next screen is the Review screen which finalizes everything > click Apply 

  • Once you click Apply it will start uninstalling the software

  • You would need to run this master installer on each server where Messageware is installed

 

Return Exchange Server to Production Duty

  • Place the Exchange server out of Maintenance Mode
  • Re-instate the Exchange server back to rotation in load balancer

 


For the server where Messageware Admin Center is installed, proceed with the following steps to remove Messageware Admin Center (MAC):

  • Navigate to control panel to uninstall Messageware Admin Center (MAC)

 


Note: Once the Software has been uninstalled, you can navigate to program files > and delete the Messageware folder manually