Administration Application Installation
The following sections describe how to uninstall the Administration Application from both Windows and UNIX platforms:
Note: If you have entered security policy and configuration information the Administration Console and you want to save it, you must export it, uninstall the Administration Application, re-install the Administration Application, and import the security policy and configuration information. For instructions on exporting and importing policy and configuration information, see Exporting Policy Data and Importing Policy Data in the Policy Managers Guide.
This procedure removes the Administration Application, 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 Application, do the following:
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 Application from your computer.
After the uninstall completes, you may notice that the product directory and various log files remain in the product directory. You may remove these manually or you may want to keep them. This procedure does not remove the WebLogic Server software. You must remove that software according to WebLogic Server documentation. For additional instructions for completely removing the product, see Additional Steps.
After the uninstall completes, you may notice that the product directory and various log files remain in the product directory. You may remove these manually or you may want to keep them. This procedure does not remove the WebLogic Server software. You must remove this software according to WebLogic Server documentation.
Note: If you do not delete the menu shortcuts and then reinstall the product, duplicate product names appear in the Programs menu.
If you know the passwords of asiadmin and scmuser (passwords typed in during a previous install, rather than accepting the defaults), then you may leave these users in place and enter those passwords if you want to reinstall the product.
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 Application software:
BEA_HOME
/wles42-admin/uninstall
The BEA Uninstaller - Administration Application 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.