Manually uninstalling WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition
 Technote (FAQ)
 
Problem
The uninstallation program for WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition might fail to
uninstall the product.
 
Solution
Complete the following steps for the appropriate platform to uninstall the Advanced Edition manually:

AIX:

1. At a command prompt, enter the following commands:

cd WASROOT

rm -rf *

cd /usr/lpp

rm -rf IBMWebAS*

2. Run smit and uninstall the IBMWebAS packages to do a final cleanup.
3. Enter the command: cd /usr/bin
4. Open an editor on the jitk.db file and remove all entries pertaining to WebSphere 4.0.x.

HP-UX:

1. At a command prompt, enter the following commands:

cd WASROOT

rm -rf *

cd /var/adm/sw/products

rm -rf IBMWebAS*

cd /usr/bin

2. Open an editor on the jitk.db file and remove all entries pertaining to WebSphere 4.0.x.

Linux platforms:

1. At a command prompt, enter the following commands:

cd WASROOT

rm -rf *

cd /usr/bin

2. Open an editor on the jitk.db file and remove all entries pertaining to WebSphere 4.0.x.

Solaris:

1. At a command prompt, enter the following commands:

cd WASROOT

rm -rf *

cd /var/sadm/spool

rm -rf WAS*

cd /var/sadm/pkg

rm -rf WAS*

cd /usr/bin

2. Open an editor on the jitk.db file and remove all entries pertaining to WebSphere Application Server Version 4.0.x.

Windows NT, Windows 2000:

1. Stop the WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition administrative service.
2. Stop any Web servers that you have running.
3. At a command prompt, enter regedit to start the regedit.exe file.
4. In the Registry Editor:
a. Open the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
and then remove ConfigDB2 and WAS Startup.
b. Delete the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IBM WS AdminServer 4.0. c. Delete the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\IBM\WebSphereApplication Server\.
5. Delete the directory where WebSphere was installed (for example, c:\websphere\appserver). If you are not able to delete the WebSphere directory, reboot
the computer, and remove the directory.
 
 
Historical Number
109678.RN, 110082
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Install
Operating system(s): HP-UX
Software version: 4.0.1
Software edition:
Reference #: 1047417
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jan 10, 2002