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Version: 3.3

Uninstall Portworx Enterprise

The topics below provide instructions for uninstalling Portworx Enterprise from Kubernetes or OpenShift. You can choose to uninstall Portworx Enterprise from the entire cluster or a particular node.

  1. Removing Portworx from a Specific Node: Use these instructions to decommission a node from the Portworx cluster without affecting the rest of the cluster. This method is useful when you need to replace or remove a node for maintenance or scaling down. For more information, see Decommission a node.

  2. Removing Portworx from the Entire Cluster: Use these instrructions to uninstall Portworx from all nodes in the cluster. Use this when you need to completely remove Portworx for reasons such as migration to a different storage solution, cluster decommissioning, etc. For more information, see Uninstall Portworx using the Operator.

  3. Using DaemonSet for Uninstallation: If you installed Portworx Enterprise using the DaemonSet method, see Uninstall using DaemonSet.

  4. Using Helm Uninstallation: For clusters where Portworx Enterprise was installed on FlashArray and OpenShift vSphere platforms via Helm, see Uninstall using Helm.

  5. Platform-Specific Uninstall Methods:

    • AWS Marketplace: For uninstalling Portworx Enterprise from AWS EKS clusters where it was installed through the marketplace, see Uninstall using AWS Marketplace.
    • OpenShift Console: For uninstalling Portworx Enterprise from OpenShift using the graphical console interface for operator management, see Uninstall using OpenShift console.
    • IBM Clusters: For uninstalling from IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service (IKS) and OpenShift IBM clusters, including cleanup of storage objects from the IBM dashboard, see Uninstall from IBM cluster.

  6. Special Scenarios:

    • Air-gapped Environments: Instructions for wiping Portworx Enterprise from clusters without internet access, including steps for managing container images, see Wipe Portworx from an air-gapped cluster.
    • FlashArray Nodes: Additional steps are required when decommissioning nodes that use Pure FlashArray as a cloud drive provider. For more information, see Decommission FlashArray nodes.