Uninstall a WebSphere® Application Server product from an AIX® system by running Installation Manager and then performing 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, you do not have to clean your system.
The uninstallation program removes all profiles by default, including all of the configuration data and applications in each profile. Before you start the uninstallation procedure, back up the config folder, the installableApps folder, and the installedApps folder of each profile if necessary.
Determine the installation root directory for the product so that you remove the correct product and produce a clean system.
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.
Identifier | Default Directory |
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app_server_root | /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer |
profile_root | /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles |
plugins_root | /usr/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins |
Installation Manager and the Profile Management Tool provide an override for your own locations for root directories.
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.