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Uninstalling fix packs by using the command line
You can roll back this product to an earlier version by using the Installation Manager imcl rollback command.
Before you begin
During the rollback process, Installation Manager must access files from the earlier version of the package. By default, these files are stored on your computer when you install a package. If you change the default setting or delete the saved files, Installation Manager requires access to the repository that was used to install the earlier version.
For more information about using Installation Manager, read the IBM® Installation Manager documentation.
Procedure
- Log on to your system.
Make sure that you log on to the IBM i system with a user profile that has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
- Make sure that the product that you are rolling back is not running.
- Start the command line.
On a CL command line, run the STRQSH command to start the Qshell command shell.
- Verify that you have the necessary permissions to install the fix pack in your chosen directories.
- Change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
- Use the imcl command to roll back the product.
./imcl rollback offering_ID_offering_version -repositories source_repository -installationDirectory installation_directory -preferences preference_key=value -properties property_key=value -secureStorageFile storage_file -masterPasswordFile master_password_file -acceptLicense
imcl.exe rollback offering_ID_offering_version -repositories source_repository -installationDirectory installation_directory -preferences preference_key=value -properties property_key=value -secureStorageFile storage_file -masterPasswordFile master_password_file -acceptLicense
- Rolling back offerings with optional features
When you roll back a product, you must specify all optional features that were used in the previous product installation. If you do not specify these features, Installation Manager removes them.
The offering IDs, optional features for each offering, and default features are shown in the following table:Table 1. Offering IDs and optional features Offering ID Optional feature ID Default features WebSphere® Application Server, Network Deployment com.ibm.websphere.ND.v90
- core.feature: WebSphere Application ServerThis feature must be specified to specify the following optional subfeatures:
- samples: Sample applications
- thinclient: Standalone thin clients and resource adapters
- embeddablecontainer: Embeddable EJB container
- ejbdeploy: EJBDeploy tool for pre-EJB 3.0 modules
Note: You cannot use Installation Manager to modify, update, or rollback functions to later add or remove core.feature. Only the subfeatures can be added or removed.- core.feature
- thinclient
- embeddablecontainer
- ejbdeploy
Application Client for WebSphere Application Server com.ibm.websphere.APPCLIENT.v90
- samples: Samples
- standalonethinclient.resourceadapter.runtime: Standalone Thin Clients Runtime
- standalonethinclient.resourceadapter.samples: Standalone Thin Clients Samples
- embeddablecontainer: Embeddable EJB Container
embeddablecontainer DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server com.ibm.websphere.NDDMZ.v90
- core.feature: DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application ServerThis feature must be specified to specify the following optional subfeature:
- thinclient: Standalone thin clients and resource adapters
No default features Web Server Plug-ins com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v90
No optional features N/A WebSphere Customization Toolbox com.ibm.websphere.WCT.v90
- zpmt: Profile Management Tool (z/OS only)
- zmmt: z/OS Migration Management Tool
- pct: Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool
All optional features are installed by default
- core.feature: WebSphere Application Server
- Offering version information
The offering_version, which optionally can be attached to the offering ID with an underscore, is a specific version of the offering to roll back to, such as 9.0.0.20160503_0200.
- If offering_version is not specified, the installation rolls back to the previously installed version of the offering and all interim fixes for that version are installed.
- If offering_version is specified, the installation rolls back to the specified earlier version of the offering and no interim fixes for that version are installed.
The offering version can be found attached to the end of the offering ID with an underscore when you run the following command against the repository:imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
- Optional: List all installed packages to verify the roll back.
./imcl listInstalledPackages -long
imcl.exe listInstalledPackages -long


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