Delete an application server instance with the dltwasinst script

The dltwasinst script removes an instance and the files associated with it. For information on running Qshell scripts, see Configure Qshell to run WebSphere Application Server - Express scripts.

Authority

To run this script, your iSeries user profile must have *ALLOBJ authority.

Usage

To run the dltwasinst script, follow these steps:

On the CL command line, run the STRQSH (Start Qshell) command.

Run the cd command to change to the directory that contains the script:

cd /QIBM/ProdData/WebASE51/ASE/bin

Run the dltwasinst script:

dltwasinst -instance instance

where instance is the name of the instance that you want to delete.

Syntax

The syntax of the script is:

dltwasinst -instance instance [ -verbose ] [ -help ]

Parameters

The parameters of the script are:

-instance
This is a required parameter. The value instance specifies the name of the instance that you want to delete.

-verbose
This optional parameter turns on verbose messages, which can be helpful if debug the script.

-help
This optional parameter displays the help message. If you specify this parameter, the script ignores all other parameters.

Example

In this example, the instance testinst is deleted.

dltwasinst -instance testinst