Removing IBM Content Classification

You can remove all of the installed IBM® Content Classification components from your system or select individual components that you want to remove.

Before you begin

Before you remove IBM Content Classification on AIX®, Linux, or Solaris, you must stop the IBM Content Classification server component. To stop the server, change to the Classification_Home/Bin directory and enter ./bnsRun stop.

About this task

To remove the Content Classification software:

Procedure

  1. Start the appropriate program for your operating system:
    Operating system Command
    AIX, Linux, or Solaris From your home directory, run the Uninstall_IBM_Content_Classification_8.8 soft link.

    You can also enter the following command from the Classification_Home/Uninstall_ContentClassification8.8 directory:

    ./Uninstall_ContentClassification8.8
    Windows Click Start > Programs > IBM Content Classification 8.8 > Uninstall IBM Content Classification 8.8

    You can also run the Uninstall_ContentClassification8.8.exe command in a command window. This command is located in the Classification_Home\Uninstall_ContentClassification8.8 directory.

    By default, the installation program removes IBM Content Classification by using the same mode as you used during installation. For example, if you installed IBM Content Classification in silent mode, IBM Content Classification is removed in silent mode.

    To change the mode in which you remove IBM Content Classification, specify the mode when you run the Uninstall_ContentClassification8.8 file. For example on AIX, run ./Uninstall_ContentClassification8.8 -i gui to remove IBM Content Classification in graphical mode, or run ./Uninstall_ContentClassification8.8 -i console to remove IBM Content Classification in console mode.

  2. When the list of installed components is displayed, clear the check boxes next to the components that you want to remove from the system and click Next.
  3. Follow the instructions in the program to complete the removal of the selected components from your system.
  4. If prompted, restart the system to complete the removal of IBM Content Classification.