Clean removal of WebSphere on failed TNSQM installation in AIX

Installation of WebSphere during TNSQM installation failed, and removal of WebSphere is required to re-attempt the installation.

Before removing the WebSphere directory, you need to run this first - installRegistryUtils.sh. It can be found in /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin. If the WebSphere directory had been removed beforehand, the script can be found in /appl/was_tmp/bin as well.

To check installed WebSphere packages in the system:-

bash-4.2# ./installRegistryUtils.sh -listPackages WNIF0100I: Copyright (c) IBM Corporation 2006; All rights reserved. WNIF0102I: Install registry reporter version 1.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IBM WebSphere Application Server Install Registry Report ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report at date and time October 29, 2011 8:53:04 AM CST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name was.primary.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/was.primary.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name was.embed.common.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/was.embed.common.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name was.embed.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/was.embed.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name was.server.common.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/was.server.common.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name was.server.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/was.server.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name was.license.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/was.license.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name was.baseonly.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/was.baseonly.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name was.itlm.base.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/was.itlm.base.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name was.jre.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/was.jre.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name was.sdk.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/was.sdk.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name com.ibm.tnsqm_4.1.3was.ifcii.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Offering ID BASE Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/nif/backup/com.ibm.tnsqm_4.1.3was.ifcii.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name updi.primary.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller Offering ID UPDI Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/properties/version/nif/backup/updi.primary.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name updi.updi.pak Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller Offering ID UPDI Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/properties/version/nif/backup/updi.updi.pak Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name jre Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller Offering ID UPDI Package Installation Location /appl/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/properties/version/nif/backup/jre.pak ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End Install Registry Report ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

To remove and wipeout WebSphere completely, you need to issue installRegistryUtils.sh -cleanAll command:-

bash-4.2# ./installRegistryUtils.sh -cleanAll WNIF0001I: Cleanup is successful. Double check again with the same command earlier:- bash-4.2# ./installRegistryUtils.sh -listPackages WNIF0100I: Copyright (c) IBM Corporation 2006; All rights reserved. WNIF0102I: Install registry reporter version 1.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IBM WebSphere Application Server Install Registry Report ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report at date and time October 29, 2011 9:43:42 AM CST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Installed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No packages are available. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End Install Registry Report ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The WebSphere is now being removed completely from the server. For further assistance, kindly contact IBM Support.