Installing the Administration Server
The following sections describe how to uninstall the Administration Server from both Windows and UNIX platforms:
Notes: If you have entered policy and security configuration information the Administration Console and you want to save it, you must export it, uninstall the Administration Server, re-install the Administration Server, and import the policy and security configuration information. For instructions on exporting and importing policy and configuration information, see "Importing and Exporting Policy" in the Policy Managers Guide.
If you are upgrading the Administration Server from WebLogic Enterprise Security 4.2 to AquaLogic Enterprise Security 2.1 or later, there are additional steps you must perform the save the policy and security configuration information. These steps are described in Upgrading an Administration Server to AquaLogic Enterprise Security 2.1 in the Policy Managers Guide.
This procedure removes the Administration Server, which includes the Administration Console and all scripts that relate to management tasks. It does not remove any users and groups that are installed during the installation procedure; you need to remove these manually after the uninstall completes.
To uninstall the Administration Server, do the following:
Note: If the directories contain user generated files that you want to save (for example, files in the /log
or /ssl
directories), do not delete the directories.
Note: Make sure to check the Uninstall SCM box also. If you do not do this, you will have to delete these product files manually.
You have successfully removed Administration Server from your computer.
This procedure does not remove the servlet container software. You must remove that software according to the servlet container product documentation. For additional instructions for completely removing the product, see Additional Steps.
After the uninstall completes, you may notice that ALES users and groups have not been removed. You may remove these manually or you may want to keep them.
Note: If you know the passwords for asiadmin
and scmuser
(the If you know the passwords of asiadmin and scmuser (the passwords entered during a previous install, rather than accepting the defaults), then you may leave these users in place and enter those passwords when you reinstall the product.
Note: passwords that were entered in during a previous install, rather than accepting the defaults), then you may leave these users in place and enter those passwords when you reinstall the product.
You should also remove the ActiveX controls before doing a reinstall.
To remove the users and groups and the ActiveX controls, perform the following steps:
To run the graphical mode uninstallation program, your console must support a Java-based GUI. If the uninstallation program determines that your system cannot support a Java-based GUI, the uninstallation program automatically starts in console mode.
To uninstall the Administration Server software:
BEA_HOME
/ales21-admin/uninstall
The BEA Uninstaller - Administration Server window appears and the uninstall process begins.
Note: If your system supports a graphical user interface, the uninstall program starts in graphical mode. If your system does not support a graphical user interface, the uninstall program starts in console mode.