Uninstalling IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 using response files
You can uninstall IBM® WebSphere® SDK Java™ Technology Edition Version by using Installation Manager response files.
Before you begin
Make sure that no commands or server profiles are using IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 before you uninstall it. Server profiles that use IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 cannot function when it is uninstalled. Run the managesdk command to switch the SDK used by commands and server profiles.
About this task
Using Installation Manager, you can work with response files to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 in various ways. You can record a response file by using the GUI as described in the following procedure, or you can generate a new response file by hand or by taking an example and modifying it.
Procedure
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input clean='true' temporary='true'>
<uninstall modify='false'>
<offering id='com.ibm.websphere.IBMJAVA.v80'
profile='IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5'/>
</uninstall>
<profile id='IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5'
installLocation='C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer'>
<data key='eclipseLocation' value='C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\JDK8'/>
<data key='user.import.profile' value='false'/>
<data key='cic.selector.nl' value='en'/>
</profile>
</agent-input>