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Create a wonderful "Complete Beta Uninstaller Button" to completely uninstall all Beta versions from any server.

rschroeder

After I do a SolarWinds Beta product test, uninstalling the SolarWinds Beta from my server isn't always successful.

The only well-working solution (for me) is to:

Build a test VM specifically for Beta installs, and install them ONLY on this server--never on my production SolarWinds servers
When done testing the Beta, completely delete the VM and build another in its place for testing other Beta versions

Anything else has been an exercise in wasted time.

But even this isn't the solution I wish. It works, but it takes time to accomplish since I'm not a Server Admin. Deleting/rebuilding a VM server requires I submit the project to our Change Management team (this means more electronic red-tape and approval from the Change Administration Board), and then I must engage my System Admins to do the deletion and recreation of the server, which only occurs on their schedule--not on mine.

We've all got better things to do with our time.

It would be simpler and faster if SolarWinds provided a complete "Beta Uninstaller" that successfully and completely wiped all references of the Beta off of the VM server so it could easily be used for new Beta installations, without incompatibilities.

Until such a wonderful "Beta Complete Uninstaller Button" is provided, I'm stuck removing and creating servers for my Beta's.

If this would make your life simpler, please vote for this idea.

Swift packets to you and your company!

Rick Schroeder

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ScottRich

this is the exact reason I typically avoid beta version of SW products.

rschroeder

I'm in your exact same condition. I'd rather not waste our server admins' cycles by requesting they blow away my test VM and rebuild it identically (same name, .NET, IP address, remote access rights, etc.).