Uninstalling the WebSphere Application Server monitoring extension

This section describes how to uninstall the WebSphere Application Server monitoring extension and includes:

• • To uninstall the WebSphere Application Server monitoring extension from Windows or UNIX platforms
  • To uninstall the WebSphere Application Server monitoring extension from i5/OS platforms

If you are reinstalling or upgrading and want to keep the existing configuration settings, create a backup copy of the existing eaa.xml file.

To uninstall the WebSphere Application Server monitoring extension from Windows or UNIX platforms

1. Stop the monitoring on the monitoring extension you want to delete.
2. Check monitoring extension status:
   • For Windows, enter qpwasmon --status to check that the monitoring extension is running. If it is running, enter qpwasmon --stop
   • For UNIX, enter ./qpwasmon.sh --status to check that the monitoring extension is running. If it is running, enter qpwasmon.sh --stop
3. Stop the monitoring extension:
   • For Windows, enter qpwasmon --stop to check that the monitoring extension is running. If it is running, enter qpwasmon --stop
   • For UNIX, enter ./qpwasmon.sh --status to check that the monitoring extension is running. If it is running, enter qpwasmon.sh --stop
4. Remove the monitoring extension:
   • For Windows, enter qpwasmon --stop, and then qpwasmon --remove
   • For UNIX, enter qpwasmon.sh --stop and then delete the files.

To uninstall the WebSphere Application Server monitoring extension from i5/OS platforms

1. Stop the monitoring on the monitoring extension you want to delete. From a Qshell, enter qpwasmon.sh --stop.
2. From a Qshell, enter rm qpwasmon*.