Uninstall manually on a Tomcat server

This section describes how to manually uninstall the glass box agent on a Tomcat server.

About this task

When glass box is installed on the application server, the installation includes a Java agent and a GBootStrap web application. To uninstall glass box both of these must be removed. This task requires access to your application server.

Procedure

  1. Undeploy GBootStrap web application:
    1. Log in to Tomcat Manager. The default location is http://<server_name>:<port_number>/manager/html
    2. In the application list, select GBootStrap.war, then click Commands > Undeploy.
    3. When asked to confirm, click OK.
  2. Shut down Tomcat server.
  3. Remove the Java agent from CATALINA_OPTS.
    During manual installation, CATALINA_OPTS is edited to include gbAgent.jar. Refer to the installation instructions to remove gbAgent.jar from CATALINA_OPTS, restoring CATALINA_OPTS to its original state.
  4. Delete the glass box directory from the Tomcat server, unless it is still to be used by other web application servers.
  5. Restart the Tomcat server.