Unregistering a Community Server

To remove an IBM® Sametime® Community Server running on IBM i from the list of the Sametime System Console's managed servers, run the unregister utility on the server. You should only unregister the server on IBM i if you plan to uninstall the server or if you are performing some other activity that requires removing it from the console.

Before you begin

The Sametime System Console must be started.

About this task

During this task you will edit the following files; click the topic titles to see details on each file. You may want to open each topic in a new browser tab or window so you can keep it open for reference:A Sametime Community Server reverts back to using legacy policies if you remove it from the console.

Procedure

  1. Back up the console.properties and productConfig.properties files:
    1. Navigate to the Community Server's sametime_server_data_directory/console directory.
    2. Make backup copies (using different names) of the console.properties and productConfig.properties files.
  2. Verify the following values in the console.properties file that were specified when the server was initially registered. All of the values, including the encrypted System Console password, should already be in the properties file.
    Table 1. console.properties settings
    Property Value
    SSCHostName Provide the fully qualified host name of the Sametime System Console server.
    SSCHTTPPort Specify the HTTP port used for the Sametime System Console server if SSL is not enabled and the value for SSCSSLEnabled is "false."

    To determine the correct HTTP port, open the AboutThisProfile.txt file for the Sametime System Console Application Server Profile and use the setting specified for the "HTTP transport port." The default profile name is STSCAppProfile.

    On IBM i, look for the AboutThisProfile.txt file in the following location: /QIBM/UserData/Websphere/AppServer/version_number/SametimeWAS/profiles/STSCAppProfile/logs/AboutThisProfile.txt
    SSCUserName Enter the IBM WebSphere® Application Server User ID that you created when you installed Sametime System Console. The default is wasadmin.
    SSCPassword Enter the WebSphere Application Server password associated with the SSCUserName.
    SSCSSLEnabled Change this value to "true" to connect to the Sametime System Console using a secure connection.
    Note: If the Sametime System Console was installed using a host name that is different from the system host name, make sure this value is set to "false." Otherwise the registration will fail.
    SSCHTTPSPort Specify the HTTPS port used by the Sametime System Console server if SSCSSLEnabled is set to "true."
  3. Verify that the settings in the productConfig.properties file are correct, modifying them as needed before saving and closing the file.

    The only required value in this file is

    DepName: When you are unregistering, the Dep Name must be the name that was used when you installed: the unique name for this deployment as known by the Sametime System Console.

  4. Start the Sametime Community Server.
  5. Run the unregisterProductNode.sh unregistration utility:
    1. From an IBM i command line, run the following command to start the QShell Interpreter: QSH
    2. Navigate to the server's console directory; for example: cd /stserver/data/console.
    3. Run the shell script to unregister the server: unregisterProductNode.sh
    4. As the unregistration utility runs, you will be prompted to enter the Location of the notes.ini file.
      You are only prompted for the notes.ini file location when unregistering the server. Type the full path to the directory containing the notes.ini file (for example, /stserver/data), and press Enter.
    5. When the registration script completes, press F3 to exit QSH.

      The utility unregisters the server and generates a log file called ConsoleUtility.log, storing it in the consoles/logs directory. If the unregistration is successful, the console.pid is removed