Fix Pack 8550

Uninstalling Liberty from IBM i operating systems using the command line

You can use Installation Manager to uninstall WebSphere® Application Server Liberty - Express® using the Installation Manager command line (imcl).

Procedure

  1. Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server Liberty - Express installation.
  2. Sign on to the IBM® i system with a user profile that has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
  3. On a CL command line, run the STRQSH command to start the Qshell command shell.
  4. Change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
  5. Use the imcl command to uninstall the product.
    For example:
    ./imcl uninstall com.ibm.websphere.liberty.EXPRESS.v85,optional_feature_ID
      -installationDirectory installation_directory

    You can remove a list of features that are separated by commas. If a list of features is not specified, the entire product is uninstalled.

    For more information on using the imcl command to uninstall the product, see the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

  6. Optional: Uninstall IBM Installation Manager.
    Important: Before you can uninstall IBM Installation Manager, you must uninstall all of the packages that were installed by Installation Manager.

    For more information on uninstalling Installation Manager, see the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

Example

Here is an example of using the imcl command to uninstall Websphere Application Server:
./imcl uninstall com.ibm.websphere.liberty.EXPRESS.v85
  -installationDirectory /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/Express

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