Uninstall Connections in silent mode

To uninstall Connections in silent mode...

 
cd IM_HOME/eclipse/
./IBMIM --launcher.ini silent-install.ini  \
        -input /path/to/response/uninstall_file.rsp \
        -log /path/to/log/uninstall_log.xml

Windows does not support using IBMIM.exe for silent installation. Use IBMIMc.exe for silent installation.

Installation Manager has a .ini file, silent-install.ini, that includes default values for the arguments...

-accessRights admin
-vm /IBM/Installation_Manager/eclipse/jre_5.0.2.sr5_20070511/jre/bin/java.exe
-nosplash
--launcher.suppressErrors
-silent
-vmargs
-Xquickstart
-Xgcpolicy:gencon

When complete, check for a return status of "0" in... ...

LC_HOME/logs/featureuninstall.log

An unsuccessful operation returns a non-zero number. When the Installation Manager installer is run, it reads the response file and (optionally) writes to a log file to the directory specified. If we specified a log file and directory, the log file is empty when the operation is successful, for example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<result>
</result>

The log file contains an error element if the operation did not complete successfully. A log file for Installation Manager is also available. The default locations for the Installation Manager log file are :

• For Windows as an administrator: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs

• For Windows as a non-administrator: C:\Documents and Settings\<my id>\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs

• Linux or UNIX: /var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs

Parent topic:
Uninstall Connections