[5.0 only]Uninstalling Enterprise

WebSphere Application Server Enterprise provides an uninstaller program that you can use to uninstall the product. This task describes using the uninstaller program to uninstall the Enterprise product.

Before you begin

Before uninstalling, verify that you have no open Web browsers that are accessing the administrative console.

Steps for this task

  1. Stop any browsers, delete any configuration instances, and stop any Java processes related to WebSphere Application Server products as described in Uninstalling the product.
  2. Change directories to the _uninstPME directory before issuing the uninstall command.
    The command file is located in the install_root/_uninstPME directory on a Linux or UNIX-based platform, and in the install_root\_uninstPME directory on a Windows system.

    For example, to change directories on a Linux platform, issue this command if your installation root is /opt/WebSphere/NetworkDeployment:

    cd /opt/WebSphere/NetworkDeployment/_uninstPME
    

  3. Issue the uninstall command.
    The command file is named uninstall for Linux and UNIX-based platforms and Uninstall.exe on Windows platforms. The command file for V5.0.x on Linux for S/390 platforms* is named uninstall.sh. For V5.1 the command file is named uninstall, as it is on other Linux platforms.

    *Linux for S/390 platforms refers to the Linux distributions available from Linux distributors that run on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390 systems in 31-bit mode.

    On Windows platforms, call the Uninstall.exe command:

    ND_install_root\_uninstPME\Uninstall.exe
    Call the program directly from the install_root\_uninstPME directory. For example, if the installation root is C:\WebSphere\NetworkDeployment, issue the following command:
    C:\WebSphere\NetworkDeployment\_uninstPME> Uninstall.exe

    On Linux and UNIX-based platforms, issue the uninstall command from the install_root/_uninstPME directory:

    uninstall

    Uninstalling the product also selects the feature uninstaller programs, such as the uninstaller program for the Web services feature.

    The uninstaller program on V5.1 gives you the option of leaving the embedded messaging client feature installed. This is a legal option only when there is another instance on the machine of either Network Deployment or the base product that has the client feature installed. The V5.0.x uninstaller program does not have this enhancement of leaving the embedded messaging client code installed. Therefore, the procedure for uninstalling Network Deployment varies slightly, depending on the version you are uninstalling.

    The V5.1 uninstaller wizard prompts you whether to uninstall the embedded messaging client feature. The prompt lets you select to keep the embedded messaging client because it might be shared with other product instances. Legally you can keep the feature installed only when there is another instance of a WebSphere Application Server product on the machine that also uses the feature.

    The uninstaller wizard begins and displays a panel.

    In V5.0.x the uninstaller program displays a language selection panel.
  4. Click Next to begin uninstalling the product.
    The V5.1 uninstaller wizard prompts you whether to uninstall the embedded messaging feature, if the feature is installed. To obey licensing rules, always remove the embedded messaging feature unless there are other product instances that share the code.
    The uninstaller wizard displays a summary panel that lists the product and features that you are uninstalling.
  5. Click Next to continue uninstalling the product.
  6. Click Finish to close the wizard after the wizard removes the product.
  7. (Optional)   Uninstall manually before reinstalling.
    This step is required before you can reinstall the product into the same installation root directory. The procedures vary per product that you are uninstalling:
  8. Add the base node to the Network Deployment cell again if you uninstalled Enterprise from a federated base node.
    Uninstalling Enterprise from a base node removes the base node from the deployment manager cell. Use the addNode command to refederate the base node after uninstalling Enterprise.

Results

You can uninstall Network Deployment after which you can reinstall.

What to do next

Return to Uninstalling the product.

Related tasks
Uninstalling the product
Installing the product
Uninstalling manually



Searchable topic ID:   tinsuninstpme
Last updated: Jun 21, 2007 8:07:48 PM CDT    WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation, Version 5.0.2
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