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Uninstall Application Client for WAS

 

This task describes using the uninstall program to uninstall the Application Client for WAS.

To uninstall IBM Application Client for WAS manually, see the topic, Manually uninstalling on a Windows system.

 

Procedure

  1. Stop any browsers and any Java processes related to Application Client products.

    See Uninstall the product.

  2. Change directories to the uninstall directory before issuing the command to uninstall the application client. The command file is located in the uninstall directory.

    • [Windows] app_server_root\product\uninstall directory

    • [Linux] app_server_root/uninstall directoryFor example, to change directories before uninstalling the product from a Linux platform, issue this command if your installation root is /opt/IBM/WAS/AppClient:

      cd /opt/IBM/WAS/AppClient/uninstall
      
      

  3. Issue the command to uninstall the product.

    Use the uninstall command. [Linux] The command file is named uninstall. Issue the uninstall command from the app_server_root/uninstall directory:

    ./uninstall
    

    [Windows] The command file is named uninstall.exe. Call the uninstall.exe command from the app_server_root\uninstall directory:

    app_server_root\uninstall\uninstall.exe
    
    For example, if the installation root is C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppClient, issue the following command:

    C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppClient\uninstall> uninstall.exe
    

    The Uninstall wizard begins and displays the Welcome panel.

  4. Click Next to begin uninstalling the product. The Uninstall wizard displays a Confirmation panel that lists the product and features that you are uninstalling.

  5. Click Next to continue uninstalling the product. The Uninstall wizard deletes existing profiles first.

    After deleting profiles, the Uninstall wizard deletes core product files by component.

  6. Click Finish to close the wizard after the wizard removes the product.

 

Results

Application Client for WAS is uninstalled.

 

What to do next

Verify the uninstall procedure by viewing the app_server_root/logs/uninstall/log.txt file for errors. Look for the INSTCONFSUCCESS, indicating a successful uninstall in the log file:

Uninstall, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogSuccessMessageAction, msg1, 
   INSTCONFSUCCESS



Uninstall the product
Manually uninstalling on a Windows system
Uninstall manually
Installing the product and additional software
Installing Application Client for WAS