Rules and Guidelines for Uninstallation

• •The Informatica server uninstallation mode depends on the mode you use to install Informatica server. For example, you install Informatica server in console mode. When you run the uninstaller, it runs in console mode. The Informatica clients uninstallation mode does not depend on the mode you use to install Informatica clients. For example, you install Informatica clients in silent mode. When you run the uninstaller, it can run in graphical or silent mode.
• •Uninstalling Informatica does not affect the Informatica repositories. The uninstaller removes the Informatica files. It does not remove repositories from the database. If you need to move the repositories, you can back them up and restore them to another database.
• •Uninstalling Informatica does not remove the metadata tables from the domain configuration database. If you install Informatica again using the same domain configuration database and user account, you must manually remove the tables or choose to overwrite the tables. You can use the infasetup BackupDomain command to back up the domain configuration database before you overwrite the metadata tables. To remove the metadata tables manually, use the infasetup DeleteDomain command before you run the uninstaller.
• •Uninstalling Informatica removes all installation files and subdirectories from the Informatica installation directory. Before you uninstall Informatica, stop all Informatica services and processes and verify that all of the files in the installation directory are closed. At the end of the uninstallation process, the uninstaller displays the names of the files and directories that could not be removed.
• •The Informatica server installation creates the following folder for the files and libraries required by third party adapters built using the Informatica Development Platform APIs:
<Informatica installation directory>/services/shared/extensions
Uninstalling the Informatica server deletes this folder and any subfolders created under it. If you have adapter files stored in the /extensions folder, back up the folder before you start uninstallation.
• •If you perform the uninstallation on a machine, you must back up the ODBC folder before you uninstall. Restore the folder after the uninstallation completes.