Removing Replication Manager for Windows Manually completing the removal of Replication Manager for Windows

You can use these procedures to remove Replication Manager from your Windows system.

Attention: Attention: You must remove Replication Manager before you remove the Multiple Device Manager.
Steps

Perform the following steps to remove Replication Manager:

  1. Log on to the system where Replication Manager is installed. Log on with a user name that is a local system administrator.
  2. Perform the following steps to stop the IBM Director services and WebSphere Application Server services if they are started:
    1. Click Start -> Settings -> , and double-click the Control Panel icon.
    2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Administrative Tools icon.
    3. In the Administrative Tools window, double-click the Services icon.
    4. In the Services window, check that the status for each of the following services is indicated as Stopped. If the service is not Stopped, select and stop the service as follows:
      1. Click IBM Director Support Program, and then either:
        • Select the Stop option from the Action menu; or
        • Right-click on the service name, and then left-click Stop from the popup menu.
      2. ClickIBM Director Server, and then either:
        • Select the Stop option from the Action menu; or
        • Right-click on the service name, and then left-click Stop from the popup menu.
      3. Click WebSphere Embedded Messaging Publish and Subscribe, and then either:
        • Select the Stop option from the Action menu; or
        • Right-click on the service name, and then left-click Stop from the menu.
      4. Click IBM HTTP Administration 1.3.28, and then either:
        • Select the Stop option from the Action menu; or
        • Right-click on the service name, and then left-click Stop from the popup menu.
      5. Click IBM HTTP Server 1.3.28, and then either:
        • Select the Stop option from the Action menu; or
        • Right-click on the service name, and then left-click Stop from the popup menu.
    5. Close the Services window.
    6. Close the Administrative Tools window.
  3. Stop the IBM WebSphere Application Server, if it exists on the system: Start->Programs->IBM WebSphere->Application Server v5.1->Stop the Server, if the WebSphere Application Server has the global security disabled. Otherwise stop WebSphere Application Server by running from a separate Command Prompt window the following command:
    <WAS_dest-path>/bin/stopServer.bat server1 -username <username> 
    -password <password>
    where:

    <WAS_dest-path> is the destination path, where IBM WebSphere Application Server v5.1 was installed

    <username> is the name of a Console user having an Operator or Administrator role, when Global Security is enabled

    <password> is the password of the entered user

    Note:Note: If WebSphere Application Server was installed as part of the Multiple Device Manager installation:
    • You can use the Multiple Device Manager superuser ID or a Console user having an Operator or Administrator role to stop WebSphere Application Server.
    • <WAS_dest-path> is <dest-path>/../WebSphere/AppServer

      where <dest-path> is the installation location for the Multiple Device Manager.

  4. Perform the following steps to remove Replication Manager using the Windows Add/Remove Programs facility:
    1. From the Windows menu bar, click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
    2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
    3. Click IBM Replication Manager Server/Client (Console and/or CLI Client) from the list of currently installed programs.
    4. Click Remove to remove the product.
  5. The IBM Replication Manger Uninstaller Welcome window opens. Click Next to continue, or click Cancel to stop the removal of Replication Manger.
  6. The uninstallation program for IBM Replication Manager Server runs a check to detect if any of the IBM Director or IBM WebSphere Application services is running. If any of the services is running, a message cautions you to stop the services manually.
  7. The Preview window opens. The uninstallation program displays a summary panel of the disk location of Replication Manager and the features to be removed. Click Remove to continue or click Cancel to stop the removal of the Replication Manager Server/Client. Click Back to return to the previous window.
  8. The uninstallation program detects whether there are any services or computer management windows open. If there are, a caution message requests you to manually close those windows.
  9. The Uninstallation Progress window opens. Wait for the program to remove the Replication Manager Server/Client.
  10. The Finish window for the uninstallation program opens. This window indicates the result of the removal process (successful or failed). It indicates if you need to restart your computer to complete the removal of the Replication Manager Server/Client. Click Finish to complete the removal process and exit the wizard.
  11. Close the Add/Remove Programs window.
  12. Restart the system if instructed to do so in the Finish window to complete the removal process.
Result

If the Finish window for the uninstallation program opens and the result of the removal process is successful, the Replication Manager Server/Client is removed from your Windows system.

Post-processing requirements

The uninstallation program does not remove any modified files that were added to the Replication Manager directory after the initial installation of Replication Manager. Remove the Replication Manager directory manually after you ensure you have preserved any required contents elsewhere.

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