The uninstall command uninstalls the product. When you uninstall the product, the uninstaller program removes the core product files and all of the profiles. A silent parameter runs the wizard in silent mode without displaying the graphical user interface.
This topic describes the command-line syntax for the uninstall command. Start the uninstall command module from the command line to uninstall the product.
Before you begin uninstalling the product
Manually stop all servers before uninstalling the product.
See Uninstalling the product for more information.
The command file is in the app_server_root\_uninst directory.
Operating System | WebSphere Application Server | Application Client | IBM HTTP Server | Web Server Plug-ins | Application Server Toolkit | Edge Components | Update Installer (UPDI) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIX | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | N/A | uninstall | uninstall |
HP-UX | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | N/A | uninstall | uninstall |
Linux | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall |
Solaris | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | N/A | uninstall | uninstall |
Windows | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall | uninstall |
app_server_root/_uninst/uninstall
app_server_root/_uninst/uninstall -silent
Issue the uninstall.exe command to start the Uninstaller wizard and display the graphical user interface:
cd app_server_root\_uninst uninstall.exe
cd app_server_root\_uninst uninstall.exe -silent
Examine the app_server_root/logs/uninstlog.txt file.
Uninstall, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions. ISMPLogSuccessMessageAction, msg1, INSTCONFSUCCESS
Verify that there were no file system or other unusual errors while uninstalling. If there are problems, correct them, and uninstall manually before reinstalling the product. See Uninstalling manually.
After uninstalling WebSphere Application Server - Express, delete the installation root directory before reinstalling into the same directory. Deleting the old directory avoids XML configurations that are not valid that result from retaining old files.