Uninstalls one or more software products from your system and
updates the product database. This command operates on complete
products. Any patches or mandatory updates that might have been
applied to complete products are also removed.
To uninstall patches or mandatory updates while still retaining
the original product that was installed, use the PRODUCT UNDO
PATCH command.
Format
PRODUCT REMOVE product-name[,...] [/qualifiers]
1 – Parameter
product-name
Names the installed product or list of installed products to
remove. Specify only the names of complete products, not the
names of patches or mandatory updates applied to products.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /BASE_SYSTEM
/BASE_SYSTEM=base-system-name
Selects software products whose base system matches the one
specified. The base system name identifies both a hardware
platform and an operating system. Standard names are:
Name Description
AXPVMS Denotes an OpenVMS Alpha product.
I64VMS Denotes an OpenVMS I64 product.
VAXVMS Denotes an OpenVMS VAX product.
VMS Indicates a product that can be installed on more
than one OpenVMS platform.
2.2 /LOG
/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Displays the file specification of each file processed. When
logging is enabled, messages notify you whenever product files,
libraries, directories, and product database files are created,
deleted, or modified.
2.3 /OPTIONS
/OPTIONS=(keyword[,...])
/NOOPTIONS (default)
Specifies PRODUCT command options. Keywords are:
NOCONFIRM Omits the confirmation dialog that asks the user
to verify the products that have been selected
for the operation.
SHOW_DISK_USAGE Displays estimated disk block usage. Both peak
utilization and net change are shown in addition
to the amount of free space available before and
after the operation.
2.4 /PRODUCER
/PRODUCER=producer-name
Selects software products that the specified manufacturer
produces.
2.5 /REMARK
/REMARK=string
Records a comment in the product database about the task you
are performing. The PRODUCT SHOW HISTORY command displays the
recorded comments. For each product, PCSI stores a chronological
list of tasks you perform and the associated remarks. The default
behavior is that no remark is recorded.
2.6 /REMOTE
/REMOTE
/NOREMOTE (default)
Selects the product database located on a privately mounted
system disk. By default, PCSI searches the currently booted
system disk for the product database.
When you use /REMOTE, the following logical names must be
defined:
o PCSI$SYSDEVICE must specify the physical disk name of the
target system disk. This disk must be mounted and allocated to
the process executing the PRODUCT command.
o PCSI$SPECIFIC must point to a system root on PCSI$SYSDEVICE.
It must be defined in the following form, where x is a valid
system root:
PCSI$SYSDEVICE:[SYSx.]
2.7 /TRACE
/TRACE
/NOTRACE (default)
Identifies the creation and deletion of subprocesses and the DCL
commands and command procedures submitted to these subprocesses
for execution during the processing of the PRODUCT command.
Also shows the creation and deletion of scratch directories and
temporary files that the PCSI utility provides for the subprocess
environment. Any output that DCL produces is also displayed.
This qualifier is primarily a debugging aid for product
developers to trace the execution of command procedures included
in their product kits. See the POLYCENTER Software Installation
Utility Developer's Guide for more information.
2.8 /VERSION
/VERSION=version-number
Selects software products that have the specified version.
2.9 /WORK
/WORK=device:[directory]
Specifies the name of the device and directory acting as a
temporary work area. By default, temporary files are created
in subdirectories of the the user's login directory.
3 – Example
$ PRODUCT REMOVE FTAM
The command in this example uninstalls the product named FTAM
and updates the product database to remove all information
about the product.