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Uninstall WebSphere Commerce manually

If uninstall WebSphere Commerce manually, complete this task.

You cannot uninstall AIX systems using this procedure because the geninstall command does not work with InstallShield-based products.

To uninstall an AIX system, see Uninstall using the WebSphere Commerce uninstallation software.

Procedure

1. Stop the WebSphere Commerce Information Center.
   

2. Delete any WCS instances following the instructions provided in Delete a WCS instance.

3. Delete any WebSphere Commerce Payments instances.
   

4. Stop Configuration Manager:

   • Run the following command as a non-root user:

     WC_INSTALL/bin/config_client.sh -shutdownServerOnly
     

   • Check the Windows services panel to ensure that the IBM WC 7.0 Configuration Manager service is stopped.

5. If the WC_INSTALL directory or its subdirectories contains customized files, back up the files to a directory that is not used by WebSphere Commerce.

6. To uninstall WebSphere Commerce manually, complete the following steps:

   • WebSphere Commerce does not support manual uninstallation for IBM i.

   • 1. Log on as the root user.

     2. Issue the following command:

        rpm -qa | grep WC70
        

        This command returns all of the WebSphere Commerce related packages that are installed on the machine.

     3. Search this list and record the values for the packages that match the following format:

        WC70xxxx
        

        Where xxxx is an alphanumeric representation.

     4. For each WebSphere Commerce related package, remove that package by issuing the following command:

        rpm -e package_directory
        

     5. Navigate to the /root directory and open the vpd.properties file in a text editor.

     6. Remove all lines that start with WC70xxxx.

     7. Save the file and exit.

   • 1. Log on as the root user.

     2. Issue the following command:

        pkginfo -i | grep WC70
        

        This command returns all of the WebSphere Commerce related packages that are installed on the machine.

     3. Navigate to the /var/sadm/pkg directory. This directory contains subdirectories that correspond to the packages that are currently installed.

     4. Search this directory and record the values for the directories that match the following format:

        WC70xxxx
        

        Where xxxx is an alphanumeric representation.

     5. For each WebSphere Commerce related directory, recursively remove that directory by issuing the following command:

        rm -r package_directory
        

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