Remove a PAA assembly

Remove the installed content and resources of a Portal Application Archive (PAA) assembly from IBM WebSphere Portal before removing the associated PAA assembly from the ConfigEngine.

To remove an assembly from WebSphere Portal:

1. cd WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine

2. If using SPNEGO for single sign-on, disable SPNEGO:

   Log on to WAS admin console and uncheck "Enable SPNEGO" checkbox.

   Security | Global security | Web and SIP security | SPNEGO Web authentication

3. To remove the assembly:

   Checks for any dependencies from other assemblies registered to the current offering.

   ./ConfigEngine.sh remove-paa -DappName=assemblyName -DforceRemove=true -DWasPassword=foo -DPortalAdminPwd=foo

   1. In the Portal configuration panel, select...
      Application configuration tasks.

   2. Select Configure content with Solution Installer.

   3. Select Uninstall and remove a solution.

   4. Select Define variables.

      Reminder: Press F1 to display the help panel if you need assistance defining the variables.

   5. Generate the customization jobs.

   6. Follow the Customization Dialog instructions for submitting the customization jobs.

   Optional parameter: The -DforceRemove=true parameter is optional. If the parameter is not set, only components in the components.properties file with a value of true are removed.

4. To uninstall the assembly:

   The uninstall-paa command checks for any dependencies from other assemblies. Only components that are not registered as dependencies are removed.

   ./ConfigEngine.sh uninstall-paa -DappName=assemblyName -DforceUninstall=true -DWasPassword=foo -DPortalAdminPwd=foo

   Complete the following steps:

   1. In the Portal configuration panel, select Application configuration tasks.

   2. Select Configure content with Solution Installer.

   3. Select Uninstall and remove a solution.

   4. Select Define variables.

      Reminder: Press F1 to display the help panel if you need assistance defining the variables.

   5. Generate the customization jobs.

   6. Follow the Customization Dialog instructions for submitting the customization jobs.

   Optional parameter: The -DforceUninstall=true parameter is optional. If the parameter is not set, only components in the components.properties file with a value of true are uninstalled.

5. Optional: To enable SPNEGO:

   1. Log on to WAS admin console.

   2. Go to Security > Global security > Web and SIP security > SPNEGO Web authentication.

   3. Check the Enable SPNEGO checkbox.

   4. Save the changes.

Parent: Use the Solution Installer