You can uninstall IBM® WebSphere® SDK Java™ Technology Edition Version using Installation
Manager response files.
About this task
Using Installation Manager, you can work with response
files to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1 in
a variety of ways. You can record a response file 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
- Optional: Record a response file to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology
Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1:
On one of your systems, perform
the following actions to record a response file that will uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology
Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1:
- From a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory
in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
- Start Installation Manager from the command line using
the -record option.
Tip: If you choose to use the -skipInstall parameter
with a temporary installation registry created as described in
Before
you begin, Installation Manager uses the temporary installation
registry while recording the response file. It is important to note
that when the -skipInstall parameter is specified, no packages are
installed or uninstalled. All of the actions that you perform in Installation
Manager simply update the installation data that is stored in the
specified temporary registry. After the response file is generated,
it can be used to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1,
removing the files and updating the standard installation registry.
The
-skipInstall operation should not be used on the actual agent data
location used by Installation Manager. This is unsupported. Use a
clean writable location, and re-use that location for future recording
sessions.
For more information, read the IBM Installation Manager documentation.
- Click Uninstall.
- In the Uninstall Packages window,
perform the following actions.
- Select IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition and the appropriate
version.
- Click Next.
- Review the summary information.
- Click Uninstall.
- If the uninstallation is successful, the program displays a message
that indicates success.
- If the uninstallation is not successful, click View
log to troubleshoot the problem.
- Click Finish.
- Click File > Exit to close Installation
Manager.
- Use the response file to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version
7.0 or 7.1:
From a command line on each of the systems
from which you want to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1,
change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the
directory where you installed Installation Manager and use the response
file that you created to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 or 7.1.
- Optional: List all installed packages to verify
the uninstallation.
./imcl listInstalledPackages
imcl listInstalledPackages
Example
The following is an example of a response
file for uninstalling IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0.<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input clean='true' temporary='true'>
<uninstall modify='false'>
<offering id='com.ibm.websphere.IBMJAVA.v70'
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\JDK7'/>
<data key='user.import.profile' value='false'/>
<data key='cic.selector.nl' value='en'/>
</profile>
</agent-input>