Removing a PAA assembly

You must remove the installed content and resources of a Portal Application Archive (PAA) assembly from IBM® WebSphere® Portal Express® before removing the associated PAA assembly from the ConfigEngine.

About this task

Complete the following steps to remove an assembly from WebSphere Portal Express:

Procedure

  1. Open a command prompt and change to the following directory:
  2. Optional: If using the Simple and Protected GSS-API Negotiation Mechanism (SPNEGO) for single sign-on, complete the following steps to disable SPNEGO:
    1. Log on to WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.
    2. Go to Security > Global security > Web and SIP security > SPNEGO Web authentication.
    3. Uncheck the Enable SPNEGO check box.
    4. Save your changes.
  3. Run the following command to remove the assembly:

    This command checks for any dependencies from other assemblies registered to the current offering.

    • IBM i: ConfigEngine.sh remove-paa –DappName=assemblyName -DforceRemove=true -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password
    • Linux: ./ConfigEngine.sh remove-paa –DappName=assemblyName -DforceRemove=true -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password
    • Windows: ConfigEngine.bat remove-paa –DappName=assemblyName -DforceRemove=true -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password
    Optional parameter: The -DforceRemove=true parameter is optional. If the parameter is not set, only components in the components.properties file with a value of true are removed.
  4. Run the following command to uninstall the assembly:

    The uninstall-paa command checks for any dependencies from other assemblies. Only components that are not registered as dependencies are removed.

    • IBM i: ConfigEngine.sh uninstall-paa –DappName=assemblyName -DforceUninstall=true -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password
    • Linux: ./ConfigEngine.sh uninstall-paa –DappName=assemblyName -DforceUninstall=true -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password
    • Windows: ConfigEngine.bat uninstall-paa –DappName=assemblyName -DforceUninstall=true -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password
    Optional parameter: The -DforceUninstall=true parameter is optional. If the parameter is not set, only components in the components.properties file with a value of true are uninstalled.
  5. Optional: Complete the following steps to enable SPNEGO:
    1. Log on to WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.
    2. Go to Security > Global security > Web and SIP security > SPNEGO Web authentication.
    3. Check the Enable SPNEGO check box.
    4. Save your changes.