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Editing the uninstall response file

Before invoking the Presence Server uninstaller in silent mode, you need to customize the response file that will be used to provide user responses to the uninstaller.

About this task

Use the response file, presenceServer_uninstall.rsp, to supply values to the uninstaller. Running in silent mode, the uninstaller does not display interactive dialogs. Instead, it reads values from the response file.

Customize the response file precisely so that the installation program can read the option values accurately. For example, always enclose values in double quotation marks. When the installer encounters an incorrect parameter, it stops and writes an explanation of the problem to the installer log file: presenceServerInstall.log.

Note: The response file is required only if you are uninstalling from a deployment manager node or a stand-alone server. If you are uninstalling from a clustered node that is not a deployment manager, you do not need to edit the file.

Perform the following steps to edit the response file.

  1. Navigate to was_root/installableApps/presence.
    Note: was_root is the installation root directory for WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment. By default, this directory is:
    • AIX /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
    • Linux /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
  2. Open the uninstall response file, presenceServer_uninstall.rsp, in a text editor.
    Note: As an alternative to the default uninstall response file, you can build a response file using the template found on the Presence Server CD in the /response_files directory: presenceServer_uninstall_template.rsp. To use this file for silent uninstallation, copy it to each cluster member and each deployment manager, then modify it .
  3. Edit the response file, modifying the following values as needed. The following table lists the response file parameters.
    Table 1. Response file WebSphere variable properties
    property valid values example value
    WAS_ADMIN_USER= Administrative user name for WebSphere Application Server was_admin
    WAS_ADMIN_PASSWORD= Password for the WebSphere Application Server administrative user waspass
  4. Save the edited file.
  5. Copy the edited files to each cluster member and deployment manager where you plan to uninstall the Presence Server product.
What to do next
You are now ready to run the uninstall script. The script will use the edited response file to get the settings it needs. See the topic Running the silent uninstall for details.



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