Uninstalling runtime components

You can uninstall the runtime components on distributed systems in a number of ways.

This section describes this task for the following systems:

If you are uninstalling on Linux or UNIX® systems, make sure that the directory /var is not full; the uninstallation wizard requires space in this directory while it is running.

  1. Start of changeCheck that your user ID has the correct authority to uninstall runtime components, or to uninstall service that you have applied.End of change
  2. If you are uninstalling one or more runtime components, decide which mode of uninstallation you want to use. The choices are explained in Modes of installation and uninstallation.
  3. Follow the uninstallation instructions provided in the appropriate topic:

If, in exceptional circumstances, the uninstall wizard fails to remove the product successfully, you can remove the product manually. Contact your IBM® Service Center for assistance if a failure occurs.

For information about removing service updates, see Uninstalling service for runtime components.

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