Removing IBM Content Search Services interactively

You must remove all of the existing IBM Content Search Services servers before you can completely remove IBM Content Search Services from your Content Cortex.

About this task

The IBM Content Search Services interactive uninstallation program removes the existing servers individually from your IBM Content Cortex. You can use the IBM Content Search Services silent uninstallation program to remove IBM Content Search Services in its entirety.

Procedure

To remove IBM Content Search Services interactively:

  1. Log in as css_install_user.
  2. Access the IBM Content Search Services uninstallation package and run the css_install_path/_cssuninst/css_uninstaller (AIX®, Linux®) or css_uninstaller.exe (Windows) file.
  3. Select the IBM Content Search Services Server that you want to remove and click OK to uninstall the server.
  4. (Optional) Repeat step 3 for each of the remaining servers you want to remove.
    Attention: You must remove all of the servers before you can complete the IBM Content Search Services uninstallation.
  5. Click Uninstall to remove the IBM Content Search Services product.
  6. At the Uninstallation Complete window, click OK.
  7. Remove the original server directories and the css-servers.xml file.
  8. Review the css_install_path/css_uninstall_5.5.0.log file to verify that the uninstallation is complete.