This section describes how to remove Oracle WebCenter and related products from your system.
You should always use the instructions provided in this chapter for removing the software. If you try to remove the software manually, you may experience problems when you try to reinstall the software again at a later time. Following the procedures in this section will ensure that the software is properly removed.
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Follow the instructions in this section to remove Oracle WebCenter and related software from your system. The following tasks should be completed:
Before deinstalling Oracle Fusion Middleware software components, you should stop all servers and processes.
For instructions, refer to "Starting and Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide.
Run the Repository Creation Utility (RCU) to drop the WebCenter schemas from your database.
For instructions, refer to "Dropping Schemas" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility User's Guide.
If you installed Oracle UCM as part of the Oracle WebCenter installation, then you can skip this section.
If you installed Oracle UCM separately from the Oracle WebCenter installation, you must first remove this software separately from the Oracle WebCenter software before you remove Oracle WebCenter. Instructions for doing so can be found in Content Server Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows and Content Server Installation Guide for UNIX at the following URL:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E10316_01/owc.htm
After you remove Oracle UCM, you can them proceed with the deinstallation of Oracle WebCenter.
Deinstalling Oracle WebCenter involves removing the WebCenter Oracle home and the Oracle Common home directories.
The deinstaller will attempt to remove the Oracle home from which it was started. This procedure will not remove any WebLogic domains that you have created - it only removes the software in the Oracle home.
Before you choose to remove any Oracle home, make sure that it is not in use by an existing domain, and also make sure you stop all running processes that use this Oracle home. After you remove the software, you will no longer be able to use your WebLogic domain.
To start the deinstaller, navigate to the WebCenter_ORACLE_HOME/oui/bin (on UNIX operating systems) or WebCenter_ORACLE_HOME\oui\bin (on Windows operating systems) directory and start the deinstaller.
On UNIX operating systems:
./runInstaller.sh -deinstall -jreLoc JRE_LOCATION
On Windows operating systems:
setup.exe -deinstall -jreLoc JRE_LOCATION
Note:
Specify the absolute path to yourJRE_LOCATION; relative paths are not supported.Follow the instructions in Table 5-1 to deinstall Oracle WebCenter.
If you need additional help with any of the deinstallation screens, refer to Appendix B, "Oracle WebCenter Deinstallation Screens" or click Help to access the online help.
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Click Next to continue. |
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Verify the Oracle home you are about to deinstall. Click Deinstall to continue. On the Warning screen, select whether or not you want the deinstaller to remove the Oracle home directory in addition to removing the software. Click Yes to have the deinstaller remove the software and Oracle home, No to remove only the software, or Cancel to return to the previous screen. If you select No, go to Section 5.1.4.3, "Manually Removing Your Oracle Home Directories" for instructions on how to manually remove your Oracle home directory. |
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This screen shows the progress and status of the deinstallation. |
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Click Finish to dismiss the screen. |
This section describes how to remove the oracle_common directory. This directory contains its own deinstaller in oui/bin (on UNIX operating systems) or oui\bin (on Windows operating systems), just like any other Oracle home directory.
To start the deinstaller, navigate to the MW_HOME/oracle_common/oui/bin (on UNIX operating systems) or MW_HOME\oracle_common\oui\bin (on Windows operating systems) directory and start the deinstaller.
On UNIX operating systems:
./runInstaller -deinstall -jreLoc JRE_LOCATION
On Windows operating systems:
setup.exe -deinstall -jreLoc JRE_LOCATION
Note:
Specify the absolute path to yourJRE_LOCATION; relative paths are not supported.After the deinstaller is started, follow the instructions in Table 5-1 to remove the Oracle Common home.
If you selected No on the warning screen during deinstallation, you must manually remove your Oracle home directories and all sub-directories. For example, if your WebCenter Oracle home directory was /home/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_WC1 on a UNIX operating system:
> cd /home/Oracle/Middleware > rm -rf Oracle_WC1
On a Windows operating system, if your WebCenter Oracle home directory was C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_WC1, use a file manager window and navigate to the C:\Oracle\Middleware directory, then right-click on the Oracle_WC1 folder and select Delete.
The same procedure can be used to manually remove the Oracle Common home (oracle_common) directory.
Instructions for removing Oracle WebLogic Server are provided in "Uninstalling the Software" in Oracle WebLogic Server Installation Guide.
After the software is removed, you must manually remove the Middleware home directory and all sub-directories. For example, if your Middleware home directory was /home/Oracle/Middleware on a UNIX operating system:
> cd /home/Oracle > rm -rf Middleware
On a Windows operating system, if your Middleware home directory was C:\Oracle\Middleware, use a file manager window and navigate to the C:\Oracle directory, then right-click on the Middleware folder and select Delete.
If you have installed Oracle JDeveloper on your system, refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle JDeveloper for instructions on how to remove this software from your system.
On Windows systems, you must also manually remove the program groups from the Start Menu\Programs folder. As an example (the folder names and program group names on your system may be different), you might remove the following from C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs:
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.3.0
Oracle WebCenter 11g - Home1
Oracle WebLogic
On Windows operating systems, you should reboot your computer after you have finished removing all your programs to ensure proper cleanup.
The installer does not allow reinstallation of Oracle WebCenter in a directory that already contains an Oracle product. To reinstall Oracle WebCenter in the same directory as before, you must follow the instructions in this chapter to deinstall the software, then follow the instructions in Chapter 2, "Installing Oracle WebCenter" to reinstall the software.