This procedure uninstalls the WebSphere Application Server product from a Solaris system. After running the uninstaller program, manual steps 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, do not uninstall manually.
Before you begin
Why and when to perform this task
Identifier | Directory | Actual location |
---|---|---|
app_server_root | /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer | |
profile_root | /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles | |
plugins_root | /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins |
Steps for this task
pkginfo | grep WS
If no packages appear when using these commands, skip the next step. The resulting list of packages has the following format:
application WSBAA60 WebSphere Application Server
cd /var/sadm/pkg
pkgrm packagename1 packagename2 packagename3 ...
Package names for Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server are:
WSPAA60 WSPAA60AC WSPAA60BC WSPAA60CC WSPAA60DC WSPAA60FC WSPAA60FB WSPAA60GC WSPAA60HC
If there is a problem removing the packages, remove the related package directories in the /var/sadm/pkg directory, including the preremove files.
/var/sadm/pkg/WSBAA60/install/preremove
Result
What to do next
Related tasks
Uninstalling manually