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How to destroy your Sametime Gateway server in 21 seconds


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So I willingly placed the fixpack 1 onto the Sametime Gateway server this morning.  In a full 21 seconds flat of install time.  Now as for the install, I am not sure why this couldn't be wrapped into a simpler exe file or even something to use the Websphere Updater.  It required a nice long script to typo in with plenty of room for typographical errors to make you try and try again.

Much to my humor after it was installed, it destroyed the management screen changing the gateway section to portlet entries that would not launch as shown below.
Image:How to destroy your Sametime Gateway server in 21 seconds

So I went back in and uninstalled following the simple task of switching the word install for remove.  Another 21 seconds later and I am back in business, without Yahoo integration, but back in business.


initCleanupWorkDir:
   [delete] Deleting dir

initRemoveAdminPortlet:

remove-servicepack:

BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 21 seconds