Prepare to uninstall a single server on IBM i

Before uninstalling WebSphere Portal, prepare system; for example, adding passwords to the properties files and keeping or discarding database information.

To prepare for uninstallation:

  1. Optional. Make a backup of the WebSphere Portal configuration using the XML Configuration Interface.

    The following information is not backed up and will be deleted if you delete the database:

    • User attributes that are stored in the database and not in the user registry

    • Credential data that is stored in the default vault implementation

  2. Decide whether to keep database as is to preserve WebSphere Portal information or perform the following steps to remove the information from the database:

      If you choose to keep the database information, you cannot use it with subsequent WebSphere Portal installations although you can still access the information through database software. Also, if you keep the information, you can always delete the WebSphere Portal databases and database tables later using database software.

      1. Run the stopServer WebSphere_Portal -username admin_userid -password foo from the WP_PROFILE/bin directory.

      2. Choose one of the following options to delete the database information:

        Options to delete the database information.

        If database is a... Then perform the following steps:
        Local IBM DB2 for i Run the ConfigEngine.sh remove-schema -DWasPassword=foo -Drelease.DbPassword=foo -Dcustomization.DbPassword=foo -Dcommunity.DbPassword=foo -Djcr.DbPassword=foo -Dfeedback.DbPassword=foo -Dlikeminds.DbPassword=foo task from the WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine to remove all database tables.
        Remote IBM DB2 for i

        1. Use a 5250 PC session to log on to the system where the remote database exists.

        2. Type wrklib prefix* on the command line to display a list of all libraries created for the remote database, where prefix is the prefix for database name.

        3. Type 4 in the Opt field beside each library name that you want to delete and then press Enter.

  • Run the following tasks to stop the server1 and WebSphere_Portal servers from the WP_PROFILE/bin directory:

    1. stopServer server1 -username admin_userid -password foo

    2. stopServer WebSphere_Portal -username admin_userid -password foo

  • Verify that there are no other installations or uninstallations running.


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