SharePlex 9.4 - Installation and Setup for Oracle Source

Uninstall SharePlex from Windows

Files removed by the uninstall program

When SharePlex was installed, a file named install.log was installed in the SharePlex product directory. This file contains a record of all files created on the system by the installation program. When you run the uninstall program to remove SharePlex, it reads install.log to determine which files to remove.

If you select the Automatic uninstall option, it removes the following components for all instances of SharePlex (all SharePlex services on all ports):

• The SharePlex desktop icons.
• The SharePlex menu items (except for the top-level Program Manager Group folder).
• The SharePlex product directory. If the variable-data directory is installed under the product directory but contains no files that were added after installation, it is removed as well.
• The MKS Platform Components software and NuTCRACKER service.

Use the Custom uninstall option to remove specific files while leaving the others intact.

Files not removed by the uninstall program

The uninstall program does not remove the following components.

• The SharePlex entry in the Registry.
• Files that already existed in the product directory when the current version of SharePlex was installed.
• Files created by SharePlex or a user in the product or variable-data directory after the current version of SharePlex was installed. Such files can be removed manually after SharePlex is removed. This is standard procedure for most Windows applications.
• The SharePlex variable-data directory. To remove this directory, delete it through the operating system. The uninstall program does not remove this directory because there could be user-created files, such as configuration files and custom parameter settings, that you want to keep for a future installation of SharePlex.

Remove SharePlex from the system

Perform these tasks in the order shown.

Remove the SharePlex service

Before you remove the SharePlex software from the system, follow these steps to stop and remove each SharePlex service on the system. If you remove SharePlex first, you cannot use SpUtils to stop and remove the service and must do so from the Services utility of the Windows Control Panel.

1. Double-click the SpUtils desktop icon.
2. Click the SharePlex Services tab.
3. Select the port number for the SharePlex instance that you want to remove. The Current State field displays the status of SharePlex on that port.
4. If the service is running, click Stop. Make certain the status shows Stopped.
5. Click Remove.
6. Stop and remove other SharePlex services as needed.
7. Close the SharePlex Services dialog box.

Remove the SharePlex software

1. From Start menu, click Programs, then navigate to the SharePlex program folder and click Uninstall. Alternatively, you can use the Windows Control Panel as you normally would to remove software.

2. In the Select Uninstall Method dialog box, select an uninstall option.

   • Select Automatic to remove everything listed in Files removed by the uninstall program. This is the recommended procedure because it is the cleanest way to remove SharePlex from the system. Click Finish to execute the uninstallation.

   • Select Custom to selectively remove files. Use this option only if you must retain some files while deleting others. You receive a series of prompts to remove different sets of files.

   • Select Repair to re-install files or update Registry entries. Click Finish to execute the repair.

Remove the MKS Toolkit operating environment

The MKS Platform Components software and NuTCRACKER service (and corresponding Registry entries) are removed when you uninstall SharePlex using the Automatic option.

1. Remove the MKS Platform Components software using the standard Programs uninstall option in the Windows Control Panel.
2. Remove the NuTCRACKER service from the Services utility of the Windows Control Panel.

Remove Registry entries

Advanced installer options

The use of additional command line options when installing SharePlex is usually not necessary. These options are typically employed when working with Support to resolve specific issues.

The installer command line options and their descriptions follow:

Install SharePlex as root

You can install SharePlex as a root user. When you install as a root user, the installer prompts you to select whether or not to create the SharePlex user groups. When the installer creates the groups, it adds the SharePlex Administrator user to the spadmin group. For more information about these groups, see Assign SharePlex users to security groups.

In a cluster, the installer adds the SharePlex groups to the primary node, but you must add them to the other nodes yourself.

Additionally, see Network checklist for instructions on adding the groups to a nameserver.

To install as root

1. Log in to the system as a root user.

2. Copy the SharePlex installer file to a temporary directory where you have write permissions. The installer file has a naming format of:

   SharePlex-release#-platform.tpm

3. Change the permissions of the file as follows:

   # chmod 555 SharePlex-release#-platform.tpm

4. Run the installer as directed in Install SharePlex on Linux and UNIX.

Run the installer in unattended mode

SharePlex can be installed unattended through the use of a response file. This installation method speeds the installation of multiple SharePlex instances. The file supplies responses to the standard installer prompts, while providing on screen status information.

Note:When running in unattended mode, the installation process does not call the system password utility. If you create a new SharePlex user during the installation, that user will remain locked until the password is set manually.

Response files that you can edit are located in the install subdirectory of the SharePlex product (installation) directory:

Enter responses in the file

Important! The response file contains two sections. Only the top section is user configurable. Do not edit the bottom section. The bottom section begins with the line "Do not change settings that appear below."

Edit the top section of the response file to provide the responses for the installation. Only edit the values to the right of the colon, and make certain there is a space between the colon and the response.

The following example is for non-root installation:

To run the response file

From the command shell of the operating system, run the .tpm installation file with the -r option followed by the full path to the response file.

# ./installation_file -r /users/shareplex/product.rsp

Next Steps

For additional setup requirements, see the Next Steps section in one of the following depending on the platform:

Install SharePlex on Linux/Unix for Oracle Database

Install SharePlex on Linux/Unix for Open Target Databases