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Uninstalling a fix pack, interim fix, interim feature or test fix using the graphic user interface

This topic describes how to use the Update Installer for WebSphere Software to uninstall the fix pack, an interim fix, or a test fix.

Before you begin

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] Use the Update Installer program from the same user ID that installed the product that you are updating. Otherwise, the file ownership mismatches might require correction by the root user. See Using root or non-root when installing with the Update Installer for more information.

About this task

The following steps are required to uninstall maintenance using the graphical user interface.

Procedure

  1. The latest version of the Update Installer needs to be installed on a target system locally.
  2. Make the current working directory updi_root.
  3. Ensure that all running processes have been stopped.
  4. Launch the Update Installer.
  5. The system will present the Welcome panel. Click Next.
  6. The system will prompt for the location of the product you want to uninstall.
  7. The system will present the choice to Install or Uninstalll maintenance. Select the Uninstall option. Click Next
  8. The system will prompt for the maintenance package you want to uninstall.
    • For uninstalling maintenance in an environment without a feature pack installed, select the package to be uninstalled. Click Next.
    • For uninstalling in an environment with a feature pack installed, select the package to be uninstalled. In certain cases the enabling ifix will require that you uninstall in a particular order. The additional maintenance remove panel will show the feature packs that depend on an enabling ifix.

    Select the maintenance package, click Next.

    When you uninstall the pack, certain logic is used to determine which maintenance package to uninstall. To find out more, refer to Logic used by the Update Installer for uninstalling.

  9. Before the uninstallation, the Confirmation panel will confirm which package has been uninstalled.
  10. After the uninstallation, the Summary panel will list which package has been uninstalled.
  11. Review the log file to verify maintenance has been uninstalled successfully. The log can be found in the app_server_root\logs\update\<Maintenance name.install> directory.

Results

One of the following results will appear in the log.
INSTCONFSUCCESS
The operation was a success.
INSTCONFPARTIALSUCCESS
The operation was partially successful, refer to the log for more details.
INSTCONFFAILED
The operation failed, refer to the log for more details.



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