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Editing the uninstall response file

Before invoking the IBM® XDMS 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, xdms_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.

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/xdms/samples.
    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, xdms_uninstall.rsp, in a text editor.
  3. Edit the response file, modifying the following values as needed. The following table lists the response file parameters that are used to uninstall.
    Table 1. Response file properties
    response section property valid values example value
    License      
      LICENSE_ACCEPTED= Must equal true to use installer true
    WebSphere Variables      
      WAS_HOME= valid path on the local machine with no trailing slash /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
      WAS_HOST= Valid hostname or IP address localhost
      WAS_PORT= Valid port number 8879
      WAS_SECURED= 0 for false, 1 for true 1
      WAS_USER= Valid WebSphere Application Server administrative user name was_admin
      WAS_PASSWORD= Valid WebSphere Application Server administrative user's password waspass
      REMOTE_NODE Is this maintenance being performed on a standalone machine (0), deployment manager (0), or managed node (1) 0 or 1
      PROFILE_HOME If this maintenance is being performed on the deployment manager machine, or a machine with a standalone node, then you must specify the Dmgr or node's profile home directory /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/Dmgr01
    Installer Actions      
      CORE_FILES_ACTION= Action to take for IBM XDMS program code: INSTALL, UNINSTALL, UPGRADE, or NONE UNINSTALL
      AGGPROXY_ACTION= Action to take for the Aggregation Proxy: INSTALL, UNINSTALL, UPGRADE, or NONE UNINSTALL
      SHAREDLISTXDMS_ACTION= Action to take for the Shared List XDMS application: INSTALL, UNINSTALL, UPGRADE, or NONE UNINSTALL
      PRESENCERULESXDMS_ACTION= Action to take for the Presence Rules XDMS application: INSTALL, UNINSTALL, UPGRADE, or NONE UNINSTALL
  4. Save the edited file.
  5. Copy the edited file to each cluster member and deployment manager where you plan to uninstall the IBM XDMS 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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