Uninstalling IBM Spectrum Control by using silent mode

You can uninstall IBM Spectrum Control by using silent mode. This mode is useful if your system is running from a terminal that cannot display graphics.

About this task

In silent mode, the following server configurations are possible:

Tip: The terms Server A and Server B denote the two servers in a multiserver environment.

Option 1: All IBM Spectrum Control components are installed on one server (single-server environment).
Option 2: The IBM Spectrum Control database repository is installed on Server A and all other IBM Spectrum Control components are installed on Server B.

To uninstall IBM Spectrum Control by using silent mode, complete the following steps:

Procedure

Complete the following steps for option 1:
1. Log on to the IBM Spectrum Control system with the appropriate user privileges.
2. Start the uninstallation program.
  - For the Windows operating system, run the following in the C:\ directory:
```
installation_dir\_uninst\uninstall.bat -i silent
```
  - For the AIX® or Linux® operating systems, run the following command from the root directory:
```
installation_dir/_uninst/uninstall -i silent
```
    where installation_dir is where IBM Spectrum Control is installed.
3. Restart the system, if needed.
  - For the Windows operating systems, restart the system after the uninstallation process is complete.
  - For the AIX or Linux operating systems, you do not have to restart your system.
Complete the following steps for option 2:
1. Log on to Server B with the appropriate user privileges to uninstall IBM Spectrum Control.
2. Start the uninstallation program.
  - For the Windows operating system, run the following from the C:\ directory:
```
installation_dir\_uninst\uninstall.bat -i silent
```
  - For the AIX or Linux operating system, run the following command from the root directory:
```
installation_dir/_uninst/uninstall -i silent
```
3. Restart the system, if needed.
  - For the Windows operating systems, restart the system after the uninstallation process is complete.
  - For the AIX or Linux operating systems, you do not have to restart your system.
4. Log on to Server A with the appropriate user privileges to uninstall the IBM Spectrum Control database repository.
5. Start the uninstallation program.
  - For the Windows operating system, run the following command from the C:\ directory:
```
installation_dir\_uninst\uninstall.bat -i silent
```
6. Restart the system, if needed.
  - For the Windows operating systems, restart the system after the uninstallation process is complete.
  - For the AIX or Linux operating systems, you do not have to restart your system.