You can uninstall IBM® WebSphere® SDK Java™ Technology Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1 for
Liberty using Installation Manager response files.
About this task
Using Installation Manager, you can work with response
files to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1 for
Liberty in a variety of ways. You can record a response file using
the GUI as described in the following procedure, or you can generate
a new response file by hand or by taking an example and modifying
it.
Procedure
- Optional: Record a response file to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology
Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1 for Liberty: On one of your systems,
perform the following actions to record a response file that will
uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology
Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1 for Liberty:
- From a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory
in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
- Start Installation Manager from the command line using
the -record option.
Tip: If you choose to use the -skipInstall parameter
with a temporary installation registry created as described in
Before
you begin, Installation Manager uses the temporary installation
registry while recording the response file. It is important to note
that when the -skipInstall parameter is specified, no packages are
installed or uninstalled. All of the actions that you perform in Installation
Manager simply update the installation data that is stored in the
specified temporary registry. After the response file is generated,
it can be used to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1 for
Liberty, removing the files and updating the standard installation
registry.
The -skipInstall operation should not be used on the actual
agent data location used by Installation Manager. This is unsupported.
Use a clean writable location, and re-use that location for future
recording sessions.
For more information, read the IBM Installation
Manager Information Center.
- Click Uninstall.
- In the Uninstall Packages window,
perform the following actions.
- Select IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology
Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1 for Liberty and the appropriate version.
- Click Next.
- Review the summary information.
- Click Uninstall.
- If the uninstallation is successful, the program displays a message
that indicates success.
- If the uninstallation is not successful, click View log to
troubleshoot the problem.
- Click Finish.
- Click File > Exit to close Installation
Manager.
- Use the response file to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version
7.0 or 7.1 for Liberty: From a command line on each of the systems
from which you want to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1 for
Liberty, change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory
in the directory where you installed Installation Manager and use
the response file that you created to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version
7.0 or 7.1 for Liberty.
Go to the IBM Installation
Manager Information Center.
- Optional: List all installed packages to
verify the uninstallation.




./imcl listInstalledPackages

imcl listInstalledPackages

Example
The following is an example of a response
file for uninstalling IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1 for
Liberty.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input clean='true' temporary='true'>
<uninstall modify='false'>
<offering id='com.ibm.websphere.liberty.IBMJAVA.v70'
profile='WebSphere Liberty V8.5'/>
</uninstall>
<profile id='WebSphere Liberty V8.5'
installLocation='C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Liberty'>
</profile>
</agent-input>