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Appendix G
Component Product Uninstallation DetailsThis appendix lists and gives pertinent details about the component products you may uninstall. Review the appropriate tables in this appendix to see what the uninstaller does with that component and what steps you might have to take to prevent loss of data or loss of interdependency connections.
This appendix contains the following sections:
Administration ServerBefore uninstalling Administration Server, review the information found in Table G-1.
Table G-1 Administration Server Uninstallation Details
Topic
Details
Configuration Data
Proxy information for managing other servers is lost upon uninstallation.
Configuration data used by Administration Server to manage other servers remains within the configuration Directory Server. This information can be reused upon subsequent installation of Administration Server.
Dependencies
Directory Server
Products Requiring this Installation
Directory Proxy Server and Messaging Server require Administration Server. Directory Server can be configured to require Administration Server.
Note: If you remove Administration Server and not Directory Server, then Directory Server must be managed using other utilities available with Directory Server. Refer to Directory Server documentation at http://docs.sun.com/coll/DirectoryServer_04q2 for more information.
Tasks Before Uninstallation
Make sure the configuration Directory Server is running, and that you can provide the administrator user ID and password. For more information, refer to Uninstaller Cannot Connect to Configuration Directory Server.
Post-Uninstallation
None
Application ServerBefore uninstalling Application Server, review the information found in Table G-2.
Table G-2 Application Server Uninstallation Details
Topic
Details
Configuration Data and User Data
Configured administrative domains, including all administrative server and Application Server instances, are not removed during uninstallation.
All Administration Server and Application Server instances are stopped prior to the completion of uninstallation.
Dependencies
Requires Message Queue on the same system.
Products Requiring this Installation
Pre-Uninstallation Tasks
To preserve configuration data, make a copy of the administration domain directories.
Post-Uninstallation
To completely remove Application Server from your system, remove any remaining Application Server log files and directories. Default locations for Application Server directories are:
/etc/opt/SUNWappserver7
/var/opt/SUNWappserver7
/opt/SUNWappserver7Refer to Table G-10 for information on Message Queue post-uninstallation tasks.
Calendar ServerBefore uninstalling Calendar Server, review the information found in Table G-3.
Table G-3 Calendar Server Uninstallation Details
Topic
Details
Configuration Data and User Data
Configuration data and user data are not removed during uninstallation, and will be overwritten upon subsequent installation.
Customizations to Calendar Server are removed during uninstallation.
Dependencies
Products Requiring this Installation
Portal Server (when configured to use Calendar Server for the Portal Server’s calendar channel)
Pre-Uninstallation Tasks
If you plan to reuse configuration data and user data, follow the migration process as described in the Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2004Q2 Administration Guide (http://docs.sun.com/doc/817-5697.).
Post-Uninstallation Tasks
Remove any remaining log files and Calendar Server directories that are not needed.
Communications ExpressBefore uninstalling Communications Express, review the information found in Table G-4.
Table G-4 Communications Express Uninstallation Details
Topic
Details
Configuration Data and User Data
All configuration data, user data and UI customizations remain after uninstallation.
Communications Express files are maintained in two locations:
When you uninstall Communications Express, the uninstaller removes the data from only the package installation location. The data at application deployment location is still present. You can access the application from application deployment location.
However, all configuration data and UI customizations will be overwritten during re-configuration. User data remain after re-configuration.
Dependencies
None
Products Requiring this Installation
None
Pre-Uninstallation Tasks
Unconfigure Communications Express.
To unconfigure Communications Express, refer to the “Unconfiguring Communications Express” section in the Sun Java System Communications Express 6 2004Q2 Administration Guide, http://docs.sun.com/doc/817-5416.
Post-Uninstallation Tasks
Remove any remaining log files and Communications Express directories that are not needed.
Directory ServerBefore uninstalling Directory Server, review the information found in Table G-5.
Table G-5 Directory Server Uninstallation Details
Topic
Details
Configuration Data and User Data
If you are uninstalling the Directory Server instance hosting the configuration directory, the configuration directory information is removed during uninstallation.
If you are uninstalling the Directory Server instance hosting user data, the Directory Server LDAP database is removed during uninstallation.
Caution: To avoid loss of data, make sure to back up Directory Server information before uninstalling. Directory Server has several tools and utilities to backup Directory Server and migrate configuration data. Refer to Directory Server documentation at http://docs.sun.com/coll/DirectoryServer_04q2 for more information.
Caution: You do not receive a warning before proceeding with uninstallation of your configuration directory containing configuration information under the o=NetscapeRoot suffix. If you uninstall a centralized configuration directory that other directories rely on for configuration information, you cannot subsequently administer those directories.
Dependencies
None
Products Requiring this Installation
Pre-Uninstallation Tasks
Back up the configuration directory for Directory Server and the Directory Server LDAP database as needed.
Make sure the Directory Server instance hosting the configuration directory is running, and that you can provide the administrator user ID and password. For more information, refer to Uninstaller Cannot Connect to Configuration Directory Server.
Post-Uninstallation Tasks
Uninstallation of Directory Server might require manual removal of remaining files and directories.
Directory Proxy ServerBefore uninstalling Directory Proxy Server, review the information found in Table G-6.
Identity ServerBefore uninstalling Identity Server, review the information found in Table G-7.
Instant MessagingBefore uninstalling Instant Messaging, review the information found in Table G-8.
Messaging ServerBefore uninstalling Messaging Server, review the information found in Table G-9.
Table G-9 Messaging Server Uninstallation Details
Topic
Details
Configuration Data and User Data
All configuration data and customizations remain after uninstallation, and can be reused upon subsequent installation.
Dependencies
Products Requiring this Installation
Pre-Uninstallation Tasks
None
Post-Uninstallation Tasks
Depending on your circumstances, you might have to perform post-uninstallation tasks as explained in Messaging Server Tasks.
Message QueueBefore uninstalling Message Queue, review the information found in Table G-10.
Table G-10 Message Queue Uninstallation Details
Topic
Details
Configuration Data
Instance-specific configuration data, user repository and access control file remains after uninstallation, and can be reused upon subsequent reinstallation.
Dependencies
Directory Server (optional)
Products Requiring this Installation
Application Server (must reside on same host as Message Queue)
Pre-Uninstallation Tasks
Stop any running brokers. You will be prompted for user name (admin user) and password:
imqcmd shutdown bkr [-b hostName:port]
If you are not planning to reinstall Message Queue and so want to delete dynamic data, the flat-file user repository, and the access control file associated with each broker instance, remove this data using the following command.
imqbrokerd -name instanceName -remove instance
Post-Uninstallation Tasks
If you are not planning to reinstall Message Queue, use the commands in the component product documentation to clean up your system. Message Queue documentation is available here: http://docs.sun.com/coll/MessageQueue_35_SP1
Portal ServerBefore uninstalling Portal Server, review the information found in Table G-11.
Table G-11 Portal Server Uninstallation Details
Topic
Details
Configuration Data and User Data
Configuration Data is removed during uninstallation. Unconfiguring includes removing services created in Identity Server by Portal Server.
Customized configuration data is not removed by the uninstaller. Customized data includes items such as display profiles, property files, resources strings, and other customizations.
Providers for user channels are not removed during installation. Providers can be reused upon subsequent installation. For more information, refer to Portal Server documentation at http://docs.sun.com/coll/PortalServer_04q2.
Customized configuration data can be reused upon subsequent installation only if Portal Server is reinstalled to the same host with the same configuration. For more information, refer to Portal Server documentation at http://docs.sun.com/coll/PortalServer_04q2.
Dependencies
If configured to use Portal Server Channels:
Products Requiring this Installation
None
Pre-Uninstallation Tasks
None
Post-Uninstallation Tasks
If you are running Portal Server within Web Server and you choose to remove Portal Server only, you must restart Identity Server. For more information, refer to Identity Server Tasks.
If Portal Server is deployed to the IBM WebSphere web container, there may be additional uninstallation tasks.
Portal Server, Secure Remote AccessBefore uninstalling Portal Server, Secure Remote Access, review the information found in Table G-12.
Sun ClusterBefore uninstalling Sun Cluster Software, review the information found in Table G-13.
Table G-13 Sun Cluster Software Uninstallation Details
Topic
Details
Configuration Data
Do not use the Java Enterprise System uninstaller to remove Sun Cluster software, except to remove software that was installed but never used to configure a cluster node. For more information, refer to Sun Cluster Software and Sun Cluster Agents for Sun Java System.
Dependencies
Sun Cluster core and agents for Sun Cluster must be removed together.
Products Requiring this Installation
None
Pre-Uninstallation Tasks
Sun Cluster software should only be uninstalled using the utilities provided with your Sun Cluster installation.
Post-Uninstallation Tasks
You may need to update the productregistry file after uninstalling Sun Cluster software. For more information, refer to Sun Cluster Software and Sun Cluster Agents for Sun Java System.
Web ServerBefore uninstalling Web Server, review the information found in Table G-14.