Uninstalling the product from IBM i operating systems using the command line

You can use Installation Manager to uninstall this product using the Installation Manager command line (imcl).

Procedure

  1. Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere® Application Server installations that contain the product.
  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. Use the imcl command to uninstall the product.
    For example:
    ./imcl uninstall com.ibm.websphere.BASE.v80,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 default features are uninstalled.

    For more information on using the imcl command to uninstall the product, see the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.4 Information Center.

  5. 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 Version 1.4 Information Center.

Example

Here is an example of using the imcl command to uninstall Websphere Application Server:
./imcl uninstall com.ibm.websphere.base.v80
  -installationDirectory /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V8/BASE



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