Deinstall SOA Suite (BPEL)

Oracle Reference document:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E21764_01/doc.1111/e13925/deinstall.htm

I have recently had to de-install the oracle SOA suite and the deployed BPEL processes, web services, and etc. The above Oracle Reference document gave steps on how it can be done. Below is a more concise summary to guide you through al the steps needed:

1.     Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware

Easiest way is to use Enterprise Manager to stop all the soa servers one by one.

Then stop the admin server.

2.     Removing Oracle SOA Suite Schemas

2.1 Start RCU by running rcu.bat. then drop all related schemas.

2.2 Dropping Schemas and Deleting Datafiles (Windows Only)

If your database is running on a Windows operating system, and you are using RCU to drop schemas from that database, some components datafiles are not dropped. These datafiles are located in the oradata directory in the database Oracle home.

3.     Removing Oracle SOA Suite

3.1.      Removing the SOA Oracle Home

To start the deinstaller, navigate to the SOA_ORACLE_HOME/oui/bin (on UNIX operating systems) or SOA_ORACLE_HOME\oui\bin (on Windows operating systems) directory and start the deinstaller.

On Windows operating systems:

setup.exe -deinstall

3.2.      Removing the Oracle Common Home

To start the deinstaller, navigate to MW_HOME\oracle_common\oui\bin (on Windows operating systems) directory and start the deinstaller.

On Windows operating systems:

setup.exe -deinstall -jreLoc JRE_LOCATION

3.3.      Manually remove files

                  Go to Oracle\Middleware\, delete Oracle_SOA1 and Oracle_Commom

4.     Removing Oracle WebLogic Server

Windows

Choose Start > Programs > Oracle WebLogic > Uninstall Oracle WebLogic. The Oracle Uninstaller Welcome screen is displayed.

On a Windows operating system, if your Middleware home directory was C:\Oracle\Middleware, use a file manager window and navigate to the C:\Oracle directory, then right-click on the Middleware folder and select Delete.

5.     Removing Oracle JDeveloper

6.     Removing the Program Groups (Windows Only)

On Windows systems, you must also manually remove the program groups from the Start Menu\Programs folder. As an example (the folder names and program group names on your system may be different), you might remove the following from C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs:

·        Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.3.0

·        Oracle SOA Suite 11g - Home1

·        Oracle WebLogic

7.     Rebooting Your System (Windows Only)