3.3.3.2 Removing and deleting profiles

You can remove a WebSphere Application Server profile from the cell by removing its profile from the WebSphere Deployment Manager. You can execute this task by using either a pair of script files or the Deployment Manager Administrative Console.

Note: Removing a profile from the cell only removes the server from the cluster; it does not delete the profile. The profile remains (and can be added back to the cell later, if needed). To completely remove a profile, delete the profile as a separate task.

You can delete profiles that you no longer need on your Deployment Manager and servers.

To remove a WebSphere Application Server using script files:

  1. If the Deployment Manager is not running, navigate to the bin directory of the Deployment Manager Profile and run the appropriate script:

    • (Windows) startManager.bat

    • (Linux, UNIX) ./startManager.sh

  2. On each WebSphere Application Server that you want to remove, navigate to the bin directory of the profile that is running the node agent and run the appropriate removeNode script:

    • (Windows) removeNode.bat

    • (Linux, UNIX) ./removeNode.sh

  3. Navigate to the bin directory of the Deployment Manager profile and run the appropriate cleanup script:

    • (Windows) cleanupNode.bat <node name> [deploymgr host] [deploymgr port] [options]

    • (Linux, UNIX) ./cleanupNode.sh <node name> [deploymgr host] [deploymgr port] [options]

    For more information, refer to this article in the WebSphere Application Server documentation.

To remove a WebSphere Application Server using the Deployment Manager:

  1. Verify that the Deployment Manager is running.

  2. In a web browser, type the URL to the Deployment Manager; for example, type http://<servername>:<port>/ibm/console

    Note: By default, the Deployment Manager Administrative Console web application listens on port 9060.
  3. In the left pane, select System Administration and click Nodes .

  4. Select the node to remove and click Remove Node .

  5. To verify that the node is removed, navigate to System Administration > Nodes and confirm that the node is not listed.

To delete a profile:

  1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the [appserver root] /bin directory.

  2. Run the following command from the console:

    • (Windows) manageprofiles.bat -delete -profileName [profileName]

    • (UNIX/Linux) ./ manageprofiles.sh -delete -profileName [profileName]

    Note: The profile directory and log files are not deleted. You must manually delete the profile directory. Any attempt to create a profile by using the same name as the deleted profile without first deleting the directory causes an error.

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