Uninstalling Oracle Endeca Server

Follow these steps to uninstall the Oracle Endeca Server from your Linux or Windows machine.

Before you begin the uninstallation process, back up files that you want to retain from the Oracle Endeca Server directory. On Windows, make sure that there no open files in the Oracle Endeca Server directory.

The deinstaller used in this task is located in the $ENDECA_HOME/oui/bin directory. For example, the default absolute path on Windows is:
C:\Oracle\Middleware\EndecaServer7.5.1_1\oui\bin
The deinstaller file is named:
  • For Linux: runInstaller
  • For Windows: setup.exe
Important: Do not confuse this deinstaller with the installer with which you installed Endeca Server (that is, the installer in the endecaserver/Disk1 directory that you unzipped). The file names for both the deinstaller and the installer are the same (runInstaller for Linux and setup.exe for Windows). However, the deinstaller supports the -deinstall option, but not the -install option, while the installer is the opposite (it supports the -install option, but not the -deinstall option).

Also note that this procedure does not delete the Endeca Server domain on the WebLogic Server. Instructions to remove the Endeca Server domain are in the following topic.

To uninstall the Oracle Endeca Server software:

  1. Stop the WebLogic Server.

    Stopping the server also stops the Endeca Server application and its data domains.

  2. Open a command prompt and change to the $ENDECA_HOME/oui/bin directory.
  3. Run the deinstaller with this command:
    • For Linux: ./runInstaller -deinstall -jreLoc <jre_location>
    • For Windows: setup.exe -deinstall -jreLoc <jre_location>

    jre_location is the full path to the location of a Java 6 JRE (Java Runtime Environment) on your system. Note that the path cannot contain spaces. For example, on Windows:

    setup.exe -deinstall -jreLoc c:\java\jdk1.6.0_43

    When the deinstaller runs, it displays the deinstallation wizard's Welcome screen.

  4. Before continuing to the Welcome screen, either close the command prompt or change to a directory outside the Endeca Server root directory.

    On Windows, for example, the directory (in which the prompt is open) cannot be completely deleted because of the open command window.

  5. At the Welcome screen, read the information and click Next.
  6. At the Deinstall Oracle Home screen, verify the deinstallation details and click Deinstall.
  7. At the confirmation warning message, either click Yes (to delete the entire Endeca Server home directory) or No (to deinstall but retain the directory).
  8. At the Deinstallation Complete screen, click Finish to exit the wizard.

This procedure does not remove the Endeca Server domain files from WebLogic Server. Therefore, the next step is to remove the Endeca Server domain from WebLogic Server.