Use the centralized installation manager (CIM) to uninstall
a previously installed package from the target workstation.
Before you begin
The wizard prompts you to select an authentication method,
either user name and password or Secure Shell (SSH) public/private
key. If you choose to use the SSH public/private key method, you must
first create a pair of keys and install the public key on all the
installation targets.
About this task
The number of steps for this task can vary depending on
the type of installation package you choose to uninstall.
Procedure
- Access the wizard from the administrative console.
- Click .
- Select a package type and an installation package. Depending
on the package that you choose, you can choose to uninstall maintenance
packs.
- Click Show uninstallation targets to
populate the table with a list of applicable target workstations from
which to remove the selected software package. After you select one
or more uninstallation targets, click Uninstall to
start the wizard.
- Select an authentication method to access the installation
target, and click Next. You can choose to use
the Secure Shell (SSH) public/private key method or the user name
and password method to authenticate.
- Provide the authentication settings, and click Next.
Depending on the authentication method that you choose in the previous
step, provide the appropriate user name and password for one or more
installation targets, or provide the location of the SSH private key
file and password on the deployment manager.
If you
choose to authenticate by using the user name and password method,
you can provide a common user name and password to access all of the
installation targets, or you can configure unique user names and passwords
for each target. Do not use the browser to save the user name and
password. The browser might offer the same user name and password
on different target names.
- Specify the installation location of each installation
target, and click Next. The installation location
is the remote location of the installation target in which the packages
are installed.
- Read the summary, and click Finish to
submit the request to the centralized installation manager for processing.
Results
Your uninstallation request is sent to the CIM for processing.
To check the status of your request, click Installations
in progress in the administrative console.
Troubleshooting If you installed WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0
using a response file on a remote host through the CIM but did not
federate the node to the deployment manager, then the Show
Uninstallation Targets function in the CIM Available installations
panel will not list your target host as an available uninstallation
target.
The CIM only works on nodes that are part of the deployment
manager cell. Since your node is not federated to the cell, you must
run the uninstaller locally to uninstall the server.
What to do next
Click Installation history in the
administrative console to review the log files for each of the uninstallation
requests that you submit.
From the Installation History panel,
the administrator can click View Details to
display a panel with additional details on the results. Links to logs
on the remote targets are included. However, those logs can be moved,
replaced or deleted by other users or the administrator, if they are
not viewed immediately after an uninstallation operation.