This procedure uninstalls a WebSphere Application Server product from an HP-UX system. After running the uninstaller program, manual steps remove log files and registry entries that can prevent you from reinstalling the product into the original directory. If you are not planning to reinstall, do not uninstall manually.
The uninstaller program removes all profiles by default, including all of the configuration data and applications in each profile. Before you start the uninstall procedure, back up the config folder, the installableApps folder, and the installedApps folder of each profile, if necessary, or use the -OPT removeProfilesOnUninstall="false" parameter on the uninstall command.See Using command line tools for a description of managing configuration files. Back up all applications that are not stored in another location.
Determine the installation root directory for the product so that you remove the correct product and produce a clean system.
Reinstalling the product into a new directory when files remain from a previous installation can create a coexistence scenario. However, you can delete all files and registry entries to completely remove a WebSphere® Application Server product. A clean system lets you reinstall the product into the original directory without coexistence.
Default directories are shown in the following planning table:
Identifier | Directory | Actual location |
---|---|---|
app_server_root | /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer | |
profile_root | /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles | |
plugins_root | /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins |
The installation wizard and the Profile Management tool provide an override for your own locations for root directories.
Use the installRegistryUtils command to examine the installation locations for all installed WebSphere Application Server products.
Perform the following procedure to produce a clean system.
This procedure results in having a clean system. You can reinstall into the same directories now. A clean system has no trace of a previously deleted installation.
Issue the following command:
swlist | grep WSBAA61
The following package name is returned:
WSBAA60 6.1.0 IBM WebSphere Application Server
Go to Task overview: Installing to begin planning a new installation.
In this information ...Related tasks
Related information
| IBM Redbooks, demos, education, and more(Index) |