Performing a silent uninstall of the portal

You can perform an unattended (silent) uninstall of BladeLogic Portal.

This topic contains the following sections:

Contents of the Windows response file

A silent uninstall on Windows requires a short response file, which specifies the one selection that you would normally make during an interactive uninstall. Shown below are the contents of the response file.

###############################################################################
#
# Product: BMC Automation Portal 2.2.00
#
# To uninstall in silent mode with options file:
# uninstall.exe -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=<path to uninstall options text file>
###############################################################################

# Uninstall BMC Automation Portal 
-U productBMCAutomationPortal

To uninstall the portal in silent mode on Windows

1. Prepare a silent response file using the sample shown above, save the response file, and note its full name.
2. Navigate to installation_location\BladeLogicPortal\UninstallBladeLogicPortal.

3. As Administrator, use a command line to enter the following command: 
   

   uninstall.exe -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=<path to uninstall options text file>

Contents of the Linux response file

A silent uninstall on Linux requires a short response file, which specifies the one selection that you would normally make during an interactive uninstall. Shown below are the contents of the response file.

###############################################################################
#
# Product: BMC Automation Portal 2.2.00
#
# To invoke in silent mode with options file:
# uninstall.bin -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=<path to uninstall options text file>
###############################################################################

# Uninstall BMC Automation Portal 
-U productBMCAutomationPortal

To uninstall the portal in silent mode on Linux

1. Prepare a silent response file using the sample shown above, save the response file, and note its full name.
2. Navigate to installation_location/BladeLogicPortal/UninstallBladeLogicPortal.

3. Make sure BladeLogicPortal//UninstallBladeLogicPortal/uninstall.bin has execute permissions.
   If necessary, run the following command to grant execute permission on the file: 
   chmod +x uninstall.bin

4. Enter the following command: 
   ./uninstall.bin -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=<path to uninstall options text file>