Uninstalling Rational Focal Point silently

You can uninstall IBM® Rational® Focal Point™ from the command line by using a response file rather than using the IBM Installation Manager graphical user interface.

Before you begin

Stop the server.

About this task

You can use the sample response file to uninstall Rational Focal Point silently. You must modify the parameter values for your environment. Refer the topic on working in silent mode in the Installation Manager information center.

Procedure

To uninstall Rational Focal Point silently:

  1. Create a response file that contains the commands and inputs for the uninstallation process. For instructions to create and use a response file, see Creating a response file manually.
  2. Open a command prompt and change to the eclipse directory: For example: cd c:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse
  3. Enter the following command:
    • On Windows systems: IBMIM.exe -silent input response_file_path_and_name -log log_file_path_and_name
    • On Linux systems: ./imcl input response_file_path_and_name -log log_file_path_and_name
    Note: The commands could change based on the version of Installation Manager. For more information, refer the topics on Working in silent mode in the Installation Manager information center.

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