Uninstalling manually on AIX®

If the uninstallation program is not present or a stopped installation did not create a complete and functional uninstallation program, you can manually uninstall IBM® WebSphere® Portal.

Before you begin

If you are uninstalling as a non-root user, verify that all product directories and files have the correct permissions. If not, set their permissions to the non-root user.

About this task

Complete the following steps to manually uninstall WebSphere Portal:

Procedure

  1. If you are uninstalling as a non-root user, verify that all product directories and files have the correct permissions. If not, set their permissions to the non-root user.
  2. Run the following tasks to stop the servers:
    • ./stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -username admin_userid -password admin_password, from the wp_profile_root/bin directory
    • ./stopServer.sh server1 -profileName cw_profile -username admin_userid -password admin_password, from the AppServer_root/bin directory
  3. Verify that there are no other installations or uninstallations running.
  4. Uninstall WebSphere Application Server; if you need to manually uninstall it, refer to Uninstalling manually.
  5. Delete the PortalServer_root directory tree and the wp_profile_root directory tree.
  6. Optional: After uninstalling WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Application Server, you can also delete Installation Manager. Run the ./uninstall command, located in the ibm/InstallationManager/uninstall directory.