WebSphere Message Broker, Version 8.0.0.7 Operating Systems: AIX, HP-Itanium, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS

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Uninstalling the Broker component by using the silent interface

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:

  1. 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.
  2. On Windows, Linux on x86, and Linux on x86-64, end any active sessions of the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit.
  3. 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.
  4. 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:
    • On Windows:
      \install_dir\Uninstaller\Uninstaller.exe -i silent
    • On distributed operating systems:
      /install_dir/Uninstaller/Uninstaller -i silent
    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.
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