Deleting licensed programs during cleanup

When you clean up your system before you install a new release of IBM® i software, your tasks might include deleting products.

For example, you might no longer need some licensed programs, or you might plan to not replace them. Occasionally, the system can require that you delete an obsolete product before you install a new release. The Work with Licensed Programs (LICPGM) menu option, Prepare for install, provides an easy way for you to identify and delete licensed programs when you are preparing to install a new release of software. Do the following:

Select option 5 (Prepare for install) from the Work with Licensed Programs display and press Enter. The Prepare for Install display appears.
Ensure that you have a customized installation list of software. If you do not have one, go to Required: Creating a custom list of software to install; then return to this step.
Select the option Work with Licensed Programs to Delete and press Enter. The Work with Licensed Programs to Delete display appears.

The display shows a list of installed products that should be deleted from the system. Licensed programs can appear in this list for the following reasons:
- The licensed program should not remain on the system because it is not supported in the target release.
- The licensed program is installed, but no replacement product was found on the optical distribution media.
- A preselected licensed program was removed from the installation list so its associated installed product appears on this display. If the installed product remains on the system, it will be replaced by the licensed program that is on the distribution media.
Press F11 (Display reasons), then press the Help key to display the reason each product is included in the list for deletion. Carefully review the reason for deletion before you take any action.
When you are sure of which products to delete, save a copy of the products, using option 1 (Save) in case you might need them again. Then use option 4 (Delete) to delete the products before you install the target release of software. Option 4 immediately deletes the product from your system.