Manually uninstalling Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server

You can uninstall Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server manually, instead of using the uninstaller program.

Before you begin

Try uninstalling Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server using the uninstaller program. Use this manual procedure if the uninstaller is not available for some reason.
Important: If you are running WebSphere Application Server on a i5/OS platform, see Uninstalling the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server.

About this task

To manually uninstall the Web server plug-ins, delete the installation root directory for the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server. Deleting the directory removes the binary plug-ins.

Procedure

  1. Delete the installation root directory for Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server.
  2. Delete the Web server definition in the application server configuration.
    You can delete a Web server definition from the admin console OR by using the following wsadmin commands:
    $AdminTask deleteServer { -serverName   webserver1 -nodeName WebserverHostName-node_node }
    $AdminTask removeUnmanagedNode { -nodeName WebserverHostName-node_node }
    $AdminConfig save
    
  3. Reconfigure any Web servers that were configured to use the binary plug-ins that you deleted.

    See Editing Web server configuration files.

Results

Deleting the installation root directory for the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server removes the binary plug-ins. Any Web servers that are configured to use the deleted binary modules do not work.

What to do next

After uninstalling the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server, you can reinstall the plug-ins. Reinstalling the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server and reconfiguring the Web servers restores their functionality.

Use any of the installation procedures that are described in Installing Web server plug-ins on i5/OS.

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