Uninstalling IBM Business Process Manager interactively

The Uninstall option in the Installation Manager enables you to uninstall packages from a single installation location. You can also uninstall all the installed packages from every installation location.

About this task

To uninstall the packages, you must log in to the system using the same user account that you used to install the product packages. A package cannot be uninstalled when another package has a dependency on it, unless the dependent package is also selected to be uninstalled.

Procedure

  1. Close the programs that you installed using Installation Manager.
  2. Stop all running servers.
  3. Display the Uninstall Packages page of the Installation Manager.
    • Start the Installation Manager. On the Start page, click Uninstall.
    • For Windows operating systemClick Start > All Programs > IBM > IBM® Business Process Manager > Uninstall.
  4. On the Uninstall Packages page, select IBM Business Process Manager and associated packages that you want to uninstall.
    For Windows operating systemTip: If you started Installation Manager from the Start menu (Start > ... > Uninstall) in the previous step, your IBM Business Process Manager edition is pre-selected for uninstallation on the Uninstall Packages page.
    If you no longer need to use DB2® Express®, or intend to reinstall IBM Business Process Manager, select the IBM DB2 Express option to uninstall DB2 Express.
    CAUTION:
    Only select the option to uninstall DB2 Express if you are sure that no other product is using DB2 Express. Selecting this option will delete all the DB2 Express databases and database assets even if other products, including products on a remote system, might use DB2 Express on this system.
  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Summary page, review the list of packages that will be uninstalled, and then click Uninstall. After the uninstallation finishes, the Complete page opens.
  7. Click Finish to exit the wizard.

Results

When IBM Business Process Manager is uninstalled, all profiles that are augmented to IBM Business Process Manager are removed, including any WebSphere® Application Server profiles that are augmented to IBM Business Process Manager.

What to do next

After you uninstall, you can optionally delete files that remain in the file system, for example, in the profiles\profilename\logs directory. Also, if Installation Manager is not being used by any other products, you can uninstall it.
If you plan to reinstall IBM Business Process Manager, check for database issues that might affect the reinstallation procedure. Complete any action required before reinstalling the product:
  • If databases were created in the previous installation, ensure that the databases were dropped. See Reinstallation cannot create new profile.
  • If you uninstalled DB2 Express, ensure that the BPMINST directory was deleted.
  • If you uninstalled DB2 Express, delete the remaining DB2 Express entries in the /etc/service file. This is necessary because the new installation requires that port 50000 be available. Update the following file to remove any references to DB2 Express and port 50000.
    • For Linux operating system/etc/services
    • For Windows operating systemC:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\services
    For example, remove the following line:
    db2c_bpminst 50000/tcp
    or
    db2c_db2inst1 50000/tcp
Parent topic: Uninstalling IBM Business Process Manager