Uninstalling a WebSphere-based Sametime server from a cluster

Servers installed with deployment plans require a different process for uninstallation than Sametime® Gateway.

1. Stop all servers associated with the Sametime server that you want to uninstall.

   For more information, see Starting and stopping servers running on WebSphere Application Server.

   1. Log in to the Integrated Solutions Console on the deployment manager (typically the Sametime System Console) and stop the node agent for the server.
   2. Stop the Sametime server.
   3. Stop WebSphere Application Server.
   4. Stop the deployment manager.
2. Close all browsers and command windows that are accessing the server you plan to uninstall.
3. Working on the server that you want to uninstall, start Installation Manager.

   Linux

   /opt/IBM/InstallationManagerInstallationDirectory/eclipse/IBMIM

   Windows

   Click Start > Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager.

4. Choose the components to remove from the server. Click Next.
5. Click Uninstall.

   The Uninstall command removes the profile. The Repository Information section that appears after uninstalling the software will not have any files listed.

6. On the deployment manager, remove the Sametime application from the server by
   1. Start the deployment manager.
   2. Start WebSphere Application Server.
   3. Log in to the Integrated Solutions Console.
   4. Follow the steps for Uninstalling enterprise applications using the console in the WebSphere Application Server product documentation.
7. If you uninstalled a Meeting server, you must also remove this node from the meeting_service_bus topology.
   1. On the deployment manager computer, start the Sametime server on the deployment manager if it is not already started.
   2. Log in to the Integrated Solutions Console.
   3. Click Service integration > Buses and click meeting_service_bus.
   4. In the content pane, locate the Topology section and click Bus members.
   5. Select the node you uninstalled and click Remove
   6. Save your changes to the master configuration by clicking Save in the Messages box at the beginning of the page.
8. If you uninstalled an Advanced server, you must also remove this node from the bus topology.
   1. Start the deployment manager.
   2. Start WebSphere Application Server.
   3. Start the Sametime server.
   4. Log into the Integrated Solutions Console.
   5. Click Service integration > Buses.
   6. Click orgcollab_service_bus.
   7. In the content pane, locate the Topology section and click Bus members.
   8. Select the node you uninstalled and click Remove
   9. Repeat the previous three steps to remove the bus member from the following buses:
      • rtc4web_cluster_service_bus
      • rtc4web_node_service_bus
      • MQTT_Bus
   10. Save your changes to the master configuration by clicking Save in the Messages box at the beginning of the page.
   11. If you have removed the only bus member for a server, you must disable the SIB Service at server startup.
9. If you uninstalled only some nodes in a cluster, synchronize the remaining nodes:
   1. In the deployment manager's Integrated Solutions Console, click System Administration > Nodes.
   2. Select all nodes in the cluster.
   3. In the navigator, click System Administration > Node agents.
   4. Click a node agent, and then click Restart; repeat for each node agent.