Uninstalling WebSphere MQ Server
If you are going to uninstall the WebSphere MQ Explorer, see Uninstalling WebSphere MQ Explorer before uninstalling WebSphere MQ.
Before you uninstall WebSphere MQ, ensure that there are no WebSphere MQ programs or processes running. To do this:
- Stop WebSphere MQ. To do this right click the WebSphere MQ icon in the task bar, then select Stop WebSphere MQ.
- Close all WebSphere MQ windows.
- Stop any monitoring service.
If you are running WebSphere MQ with the Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS), remove the queue managers from MSCS control before uninstalling WebSphere MQ. Perform the following steps for each queue manager currently under MSCS control :
- Take the queue manager resource offline.
- Destroy the resource instance.
- Migrate the queue manager files back from shared drives. (This step is shown as optional in the WebSphere MQ System Administration Guide. However, it is mandatory in this case.)
For instructions on removing a queue manager from MSCS control, see the WebSphere MQ System Administration Guide. When you have done this for all queue managers in the cluster, uninstall WebSphere MQ as described in this section.
There are three ways to uninstall WebSphere MQ from your machine:
- Start the installation process, then select the appropriate option.
- Use the Add/Remove Programs facility in the Windows Control Panel.
- Perform a removal from the command line.
We can use these methods to uninstall the WebSphere MQ server or the WebSphere MQ client, as long as the original installation used the WebSphere MQ Server CD (that is, not the WebSphere MQ Client CD).
We can also uninstall WebSphere MQ by using the appropriate parameters with Msiexec or MQParms, or by using Microsoft System Management Server (SMS). See Uninstalling WebSphere MQ using the command line for more information about Msiexec.
- Uninstalling WebSphere MQ Explorer
- Uninstalling WebSphere MQ using the installation process
- Uninstalling WebSphere MQ using Add/Remove Programs
- Uninstalling WebSphere MQ using the command line
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Uninstalling WebSphere MQ