You can remove IBM® Content Search Services silently
by setting the uninstallation value in an input response file and
running the uninstallation program from a command line.
Before you begin
The IBM Content Search Services interactive
uninstallation program removes IBM Content Search Services servers
from the system individually. Running the silent uninstallation program
removes IBM Content Search Services in its
entirety.
Procedure
To remove IBM Content Search Services silently:
- Log on to the host computer as css_install_user.
- Open the css_install_path/_cssuninst/installvariables.properties file.
- Go to the SILENT_UNINSTALL_ALL line
and set the value to TRUE.
- Save the edited response file to your temporary directory.
- Go to the temporary directory on your local disk.
- Run the IBM Content Search Services uninstallation
program by running the appropriate command:
Table 1. Silent uninstallation commandsPlatform |
Command |
AIX® |
css_uninstaller
-i silent -f installvariables.properties |
Solaris |
css_uninstaller
-i silent -f installvariables.properties |
Linux |
css_uninstaller -i silent -f installvariables.properties |
Linux for System z |
css_uninstaller -i silent -f installvariables.properties |
Windows |
css_uninstaller.exe -i silent -f installvariables.properties |
- Remove the original server directories and the css-servers.xml file.
- Review the css_install_path/css_uninstall_5.2.1.log file
to verify that the uninstallation is complete.