Fixpack and Fix download location for IBM Products

Use the following location to find and download fixes for different IBM products:

IBM Products Fixcentral

Version Details of WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and Java SDK

To find the version of WebSphere Portal Server use the following command:

On Windows : run %WPS_HOME%\bin\WPVersionInfo.bat (e.g) c:\IBM\WebSphere\PortalServer\bin\WPVersionInfo.bat

On Unix : run $WPS_HOME/bin/versionInfo.sh (e.g) /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalServer/bin/WPVersionInfo.sh

To find the version of WebSphere Application Server use the following command:

On Windows : run %WAS_HOME%\bin\versionInfo.bat (e.g) c:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\versionInfo.bat

On Unix : run $WAS_HOME/bin/versionInfo.sh (e.g) /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/versionInfo.sh

To find the version of Java SDK installed with WebSphere Application Server use the following command:

On Windows : run %WAS_HOME%\java\bin\java -fullversion (e.g) c:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\java\bin\java -fullversion

On Unix : run $WAS_HOME/java/bin/java -fullversion (e.g) /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/java/bin/java -fullversion

Removing Windows Service for WebSphere Application Server (WAS)

WASService.exe can be used to remove the Windows Service created for WebSphere Application Server. Following command can be used to remove the windows service:

WASService.exe -remove service_name

Here service name is the name which you see when you look at the properties of a service. The name is the last part of the service name. Complete name will be something like "IBMWAS70Service - HostNameNode01". Here the service name is "HostNameNode01". You should issue the command as:

WASService.exe -remove HostNameNode01

Note: You need to be logged in as Administrator and with a user having administrator rights. Also right click on the command console window and from the context menu choose "Run as Administrator".