After a file is no longer needed, you can remove the file from
a J2EE application or module deployed on a server.
About this task
Removing a file deletes the file from the WebSphere Application Server
configuration repository and it deletes the file from the file system of all
nodes where the file is installed.
Procedure
- Remove a file from an application.
- Go to the Enterprise
Applications page. Click Applications > Enterprise Applications in
the console navigation tree.
- Select the application that contains a file you want removed.
- Click Remove File. The Remove a file
page is displayed
- Select the URI of the file that you want removed from the application.
- Back up the application.
Under Export before
removing file, select the application name and then specify the location
to which you want the file exported.
- Click OK to remove the file.
- Remove a file from a module.
- Go to the Manage modules page.
Click Applications
> Enterprise Applications > application_name > Manage modules in
the console navigation tree.
- Select the module from which you want to delete a file.
- Click Remove File. The Remove a file
from a module page is displayed.
- Select the URI of the file that you want removed from the module.
- Back up the application.
Under Export before
removing file, select the application name and then specify the location
to which you want the file exported.
- Click OK to remove the file.
Results
The file is exported to the designated location and removed from the
application or module. The application or standalone Web module that had a
file removed is restarted so the changes take effect.
What to do next
Save the changes to your administrative configuration. In the single-server product, application binaries
are deleted after you save the changes.