After running the uninstaller program, complete manual steps to remove log files and registry entries that can prevent you from reinstalling the product into the original directory. If you are not planning to reinstall, do not uninstall manually.
The uninstaller program leaves all profiles, including all of the configuration data, applications, and other user data in each profile, unless you use the -OPT removeProfilesOnUninstall="true" parameter on the uninstall command. If you did not include the parameter to delete the profiles and data and you want to delete them, you must delete them manually.
See Using command line tools for a description of managing configuration files. Back up all applications that are not stored in another location.
Reinstalling the product into a new directory when files remain from a previous installation can create a coexistence scenario. However, you can delete all files and registry entries to completely remove a WebSphere Application Server product. A clean system lets you reinstall the product into the original directory without coexistence.
Default directories are shown in the following planning table:
Identifier | Directory | Actual location |
---|---|---|
app_server_root | /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V61/ND | |
profile_root | /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V61/ND/profiles/profile_name | |
plugins_root | /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/Plugins/V61/webserver |
Perform the following procedure to produce a clean system.
This procedure results in having a clean system. You can reinstall into the same directories now. A clean system has no trace of a previously deleted installation.
Go to Task overview: installing to begin planning a new installation.
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