Uninstalling GlassFish

2 Uninstalling GlassFish

This chapter describes how to uninstall Eclipse GlassFish.

Removing a Eclipse GlassFish Installation

This procedure describes how to uninstall Eclipse GlassFish software that was installed using a ZIP file, as described in Installing Eclipse GlassFish From a ZIP File.

Before You Begin

Stop all domains and other related processes, including command prompts using the installation directory or its subdirectories and any applications using Java SE files.

To stop domains, use the asadmin stop-domain command. For more information about stopping a domain, see "To Stop a Domain" in Eclipse GlassFish Administration Guide.

If orphaned processes remain, identify and terminate the processes as follows:

  • Solaris, Linux, and Mac OS X systems:

    Use the ps -ef command and terminate the processes using the kill command.

  • Windows systems:

    Use the Task Manager and terminate the processes.

Also see "Known Issues" in Eclipse GlassFish Release Notes for known issues related to uninstallation.

  1. Save any files in the installation directory that you may want to keep.

  2. Manually delete installation directory and all its contents.