Use this topic to uninstall a DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server using
the launchpad.
Before you begin
The uninstaller program created during installation removes registry
entries, uninstalls the server, and removes all related features. The uninstaller
program does not remove log files in the installation root directory. The
uninstaller program is launched by the uninstall command.
Attention: The uninstaller is able to detect other products that extend
the secure proxy server and have a dependency on the server. If you have installed
other products that extend the server, you must uninstall those products before
uninstalling the secure proxy server. Products that extend the server are
feature packs and other products that rely on the server runtime environment.
About this task
The time required to uninstall the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server depends
on the processing speed of your machine. As a guideline, uninstalling the
core product files and one profile takes approximately 10 minutes when using
the uninstall command.
Complete the following steps
to uninstall a DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server.
Procedure
- Log on using the same user ID that was used when the
product was installed.
- Optional: Back up configuration files and log files to refer
to them later if necessary. The uninstaller program removes all
profiles by default, including all of the configuration data and applications
in each profile.
Use the AdminTask command scripting
interface to create a configuration archive file of an existing profile, for
example. You can back up the config folder and the logs folder
of each profile; however, the secure proxy server cannot reuse profiles; therefore,
you are not required to back up an entire profile.
- Issue the uninstall command from the directory
where the server is installed. Refer to the information topic on
directory conventions, if needed:
The uninstaller wizard begins and displays the Welcome panel.
- Click Next to begin uninstalling the product.
The uninstaller wizard displays a confirmation panel that lists a
summary of the components that you are uninstalling.
- Click Next to continue uninstalling the
product.
When using the wizard, a panel allows you to choose
whether or not the uninstaller deletes all profiles before it deletes the
core product files. By default, all profiles are deleted, but this option
can be deselected on the panel.
To
change the default behavior, start the wizard with this command:
uninstall -OPT removeProfilesOnUninstall="false"
After
uninstalling profiles, the uninstaller program deletes the core product files
in component order.
- Click Finish to close the wizard after
the wizard removes the product.
- Review the log file.
The log file
records file system or other unusual errors. Look for the INSTCONFSUCCESS
indicator of success in the log:
(date_time),
Uninstall, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.
SetExitCodeAction, msg1,
CWUPI0000I: EXITCODE=0
(date_time),
Uninstall, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.
ISMPLogSuccessMessageAction, msg1,
INSTCONFSUCCESS
- If any product files remain, uninstall those files manually before
reinstalling the secure proxy server.
Results
This procedure results in uninstalling the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server.