Remove the Broker component without user interaction
by using the silent interface.
Always use
the WebSphere® Message
Broker uninstallation
wizard to remove the Broker component,
unless otherwise stated. Do not use the uninstallation program
that is provided by the operating system; for example, geninstall on AIX®, or swremove on HP-UX.
If you use the silent
interface to uninstall the Broker component,
the wizard always uninstalls the Broker component from the last known Version
8.0 installation location
(that is, the most recent installation), regardless of the location
of the uninstallation wizard that you start. If you want to remove
the Broker component from an earlier Version
8.0 installation, use the
console or graphical interface.
You can remove the Broker component without user interaction.
This process is called unattended (or silent) removal. This topic
describes how to run the uninstallation program silently without a
response file; the program assumes all the default values.
If
you want to complete a silent uninstallation, but have non-default
requirements, you can use a response file. A response file is a text
file that contains values for the options that you select when you
uninstall WebSphere Message
Broker. For more details
of how to create, edit, and employ a response file to specify your
requirements, see Using response files.
For
information about the silent interface and alternative interfaces
available, see How to install and uninstall the Broker component.
To start
the silent interface of the uninstaller, complete the following steps:
- Stop all running processes that are associated with brokers
before you uninstall. Use the mqsilist command to check which brokers are running. Use the mqsistop command to stop each broker.
- On Windows, Linux on x86, and Linux on x86-64, end any active sessions of
the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit.
- If you do not plan to reinstall brokers on this computer,
delete all the brokers that are associated with this installation
by using the mqsideletebroker command. When
you delete a broker, all its associated data and resources are deleted.
- By default, the uninstaller launches in the graphical,
console, or silent mode previously used to install the Broker component. For example, if
the installation uses the silent interface, the uninstaller defaults
to using the silent interface. However, the uninstaller mode can be
overridden on the command line by specifying the -i swing, -i
console, or -i silent flags. Run the
following command from outside the installation directory, specifying
the full path (this method of invocation ensures that the full directory
structure is removed during uninstallation), where install_dir is
the home directory of your WebSphere Message
Broker installation:
If you accepted the default location
during installation, this directory is as follows. The default directory
includes the
version, release, modification, and fix of the
product that you are installing in the format
v.r.m.f (version.release.modification.fix):
- Linux
- /opt/ibm/mqsi/v.r.m.f
- UNIX
- /opt/IBM/mqsi/v.r.m.f
- Windows 32-bit
- C:\Program Files\IBM\MQSI\v.r.m.f
- Windows 64-bit
- C:\Program Files\IBM\MQSI\v.r.m.f for
the 64-bit version of WebSphere Message
Broker
- C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\MQSI\v.r.m.f for
the 32-bit version of WebSphere Message
Broker
These locations define the default value of
install_dir on each
platform.
The uninstallation program runs without interaction.