Hi,

Attempting to uninstall WAS 7.0 manually from my AIX 5.3 server
via the following link:

publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinf...
Fcom.ibm.websphere.installation.soafepnd.doc%2Finfo%2Fae
%2Fae%2Ftins_uni
nstallUnix.html&resultof=%22manual%22%20%22uninstall%
22%20%22uninstal%22

I fail at step 4:
  After running the uninstall command

/logs/uninstall/log.txt

(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:48 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.InstallTypeDetectAction,
msg1, Process Type: uninstall
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:50 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.InstallTypeDetectAction,
msg1, Install Type: nonOS400
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:50 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.InstallTypeDetectAction,
msg1, Install Mode: guiMode
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:51 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.WasTransferOPTProperties
WizAction, msg1, #Received OPT Properties
#Wed Apr 11 10:06:51 GMT-05:00 2012

(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:57 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogFileAction, msg1, **************************************************
******************************
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:58 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogFileAction, msg1,
Starting a new installation or uninstallation procedure.
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:58 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogFileAction, msg1, ***************************************************
*****************************
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:58 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogFileAction, msg1,
Java Install Path: /usr/IBM/WebSphere/WAS/uninstall/java/jre
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:58 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogFileAction, msg1,
OS Name: AIX
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:58 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogFileAction, msg1,
OS Architecture: ppc
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:58 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogFileAction, msg1,
OS Version: 5.3
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:58 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogFileAction, msg1,
Current User ID: websp
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:58 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogFileAction, msg1,
Current User Home: /home/websp
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:58 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogFileAction, msg1,
Current Working Directory: /usr/IBM/WebSphere/WAS/uninstall
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:59 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.PopulateTitleBarAction, msg1,
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0
(Apr 11, 2012 10:06:59 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPFileDeleteAction, msg1,
Deleting file: Source: /tmp/.aix_ISMP_lock____
(Apr 11, 2012 10:07:35 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ismp.actions.PrereqCheckingAction, err,
error in opening zip file
(Apr 11, 2012 10:07:35 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ismp.actions.PrereqCheckingAction, err,
error in opening zip file
(Apr 11, 2012 10:07:35 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ismp.actions.PrereqCheckingAction, err, java.util.zip.ZipException: error in opening zip file
        at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method)
        at java.util.zip.ZipFile.(ZipFile.java:125)
        at java.util.zip.ZipFile.(ZipFile.java:142)
        at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.io.ZIPFileSystem.getZipFile
ForReading(ZIPFileSystem.java:1220)
        at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.io.ZIPFileSystem.
readEntry(ZIPFileSystem.java:186)
        at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.io.FileSystemEntry.get
InputStream(FileSystemEntry.java:231)
        at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.xml.XMLUtils.getSimple
XMLParserFromFileSystemEntry(XMLUtils.java:111)
        at com.ibm.ws.install.ismp.actions.PrereqCheckingAction.check
(PrereqCheckingAction.java:361)
        at com.ibm.ws.install.ismp.actions.PrereqCheckingAction.
execute(PrereqCheckingAction.java:77)
        at com.installshield.wizard.RunnableWizardBeanContext.
run(RunnableWizardBeanContext.java:21)

(Apr 11, 2012 10:07:36 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.SettleNIFRegistry
Action, msg1, Current install/uninstall process failed.
(Apr 11, 2012 10:07:37 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.SetExitCodeAction,
msg1, CWUPI0000I: EXITCODE=1
(Apr 11, 2012 10:07:37 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.ISMPLogSuccess
MessageAction, msg1, INSTCONFFAILED

Any help is greatly appreciated.


Thanks,

Updated link info for manual WAS uninstall:

publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinf...

Hi msantiso,

  do you follow your last link? any problem with manual uninstall?

  tell us if you have some problem uninstalling manually.

regards,

Hi Gabriel,

Yes I did have a problem uninstalling manually. 

Please see my first post for the details.

was able to successfully uninstall using the following manual method from Step 7.


Thanks for your help.

It is really great to see when our GWC members can help resolve issues and answer questions for other members.  Now that's what I call community success!! Thanks again for your help, Gabriel.