Removing Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

Use IBM® Installation Manager to remove Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and any probes or gateways. You cannot remove Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus without removing all installed probes or gateways at the same time. You can remove one or more probes or gateways without removing Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.

Before you begin

Take the following actions:
  • Back up any data or configuration files that were created since the original installation and that you want to retain.
  • To do a silent removal, create or record an Installation Manager response file. Use the -record response_file option. For example:

    ./IBMIM -record /tmp/install_1.xml

Procedure

  1. Stop all running Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus processes.
  2. Remove any Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus services that were manually installed:
    1. Stop the service.
    2. Remove probe services by running the executable file for the probe with the -remove command-line option.
    3. Remove other Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus services by running the relevant executable file with the /REMOVE command-line option. If you installed the service with an instance identifier, you must also include the /INSTANCE command-line option.

GUI removal

  1. To remove Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus with the Installation Manager GUI:
    1. Change to the /eclipse subdirectory of the Installation Manager installation directory.
    2. Use the following command to start the Installation Manager wizard:

      For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system./IBMIM

      For Windows operating systemIBMIM

    3. In the main Installation Manager window, click Uninstall.
    4. Select the offerings that you want to remove and follow the installation wizard instructions to complete the removal.

Console removal

  1. To remove Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus with the Installation Manager console:
    1. Change to the /eclipse/tools subdirectory of the Installation Manager installation directory.
    2. Use the following command to start Installation Manager:

      For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system./imcl -c

      For Windows operating systemimcl -c

    3. From the Main Menu, select Uninstall.
    4. Select the offerings that you want to remove and follow the Installation Manager instructions to complete the removal.

Silent removal

  1. To silently remove Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus:
    1. Change to the /eclipse/tools subdirectory of the Installation Manager installation directory.
    2. Use the following command to start the removal:

      For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system./imcl -input response_file

      For Windows operating systemimcl -input response_file

      Where response_file is the directory path to the response file that defines the removal configuration.

Results

Installation Manager removes the files and directories that it installed.

What to do next

Files that Installation Manager did not install, and configuration files that were changed, are left in place. Review these files and remove them or back them up as appropriate.