Set up an unattended installation and configuration to
automate the removal of components on several computers that have the same components
remove components in a UNIX or Linux environment that does not have XWindows
Go to c8_location/instlog.
Open the transfer specification .ats file for the product in a text editor:
The filename format of the transfer specification .ats file is ts-product_code-version-yyyymmdd_hhmm.ats
where product_code is as follows:
Product_code | Product |
C8BISRVR | IBM Cognos 8 BI Server |
C8BIMODEL | Framework Manager |
CMMSRVR | IBM Cognos Metrics Manager |
C8BIMEMOD | Metric Designer |
C8BISAMPLES | Samples |
LP | Supplementary Languages Documentation |
If you have more than one .ats file for a product, you only need to edit one of the .ats files.
In the section named [Component List], specify the components to remove.
To remove the component, type 1
To leave the component installed, type 0
Save and close the file.
Go to the operating system directory.
At the command prompt, type the following command, where filename is the name of the transfer specification .ats file that you edited:
On Windows,
uninst -u -s c8_location/instlog/filename.ats
On UNIX or Linux,
./uninst -u -s c8_location/instlog/filename.ats
Repeat the entire procedure for each product that you want to uninstall.