WebSphere uninstall script does not work on AIX
 Technote (FAQ)
 
Problem
How to manually uninstall WebSphere® 3.5.4 on AIX®
 
 
Solution
If the uninstall script to remove WebSphere 3.5.4 fails when migrating from WebSphere 3.5.4 to WebSphere 4.0.2 follow these steps to manually remove WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition on AIX:
  1. Enter the following at the command prompt:
    cd WAS_HOME
    rm -rf*
    cd /usr/lpp
    rm -rf IBMWebAS*
  2. Run smit and uninstall the IBMWebAS packages
  3. Enter: cd /usr/bin
  4. Open an editor on the jitk.db file and remove all filesets pertaining to WAS 4.0.2 (change this to WAS 3.5.4)
 
 
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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Install
Operating system(s): AIX
Software version: 4.0
Software edition:
Reference #: 1051939
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Mar 25, 2005