Uninstall Zend Server 5 for IBM i

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Issue

This article tells how to uninstall Zend Server for IBM i version 5.  For later versions, please go here: Uninstall Zend Server for IBM i

Environment

Zend Server for IBM i version 5.x, running on any supported version of IBM i.

Resolution

These are the steps to uninstall Zend Server 5 for IBM i:

From the 5250 command line, signed on as QSECOFR or with a *SECOFR class profile:

WRKOBJLCK OBJ(ZENDSVR) OBJTYPE(*LIB)

End any jobs displayed.  Then:

GO LICPGM

Use option "12. Delete licensed programs"

Find product 2ZSVRPI, Zend Server for IBM i, on the list.  Use option 4 to Delete it.

The delete process will back up certain files to preserve configuration and application files.  The backup directory names will be in the format ZendSvrTIMESTAMP, where TIMESTAMP is a numeric timestamp representing the time the backup was made.  The backup directories will be /usr/local/ZendSvrTIMESTAMP and /www/zendsvrTIMESTAMP.  These directories can be deleted manually once the backup is no longer needed.