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The instructions on this page will explain how features can be installed in a product and managed using the management console. All the features that are built into WSO2 products are available in the WSO2 Feature Repository. Therefore, if a specific feature is not installed in your product, you can install it using the WSO2 feature repository. Alternatively, if you have developed features, you can add them to the product by creating a new feature repository.
  1. Log on to the product's Management Console management console and select "Features" from the "Configure" menu . For example,as shown below.
    Feature management
  2. The "Feature Management" page screen opens. The "Installed Features"  tab allows you to browse through the list of installed features and select the ones you want to uninstall. For example,
    Feature management
    You can access additional information about a feature by clicking the"
    More info"  link in the" Actions"  column.
    More feature information

WSO2 Carbon supports back-end, front-end separation where you can manage multiple back-end servers using a single front-end server. You can convert a given product either to a back-end server or to a front-end server. This conversion can be performed using the" Feature Manager"  user interface.

If you want to get only a back-end server, you have to uninstall all the front-end features. To do that, select "Front-end" from the drop down menu as displayed in the example below.

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This will list all the front-end features that are currently installed in the system. Pressing"Clicking Uninstall"  will uninstall all the front-end features in the current installation. The steps are similar if you want to convert your product in to into a front-end server.

Uninstalling Features

  1. Select features to uninstall by marking selecting the relevant check - boxes. You can also select all/none features using the appropriate links. For example,
    Select features
  2. Once selected, click on"Uninstall".
    Uninstall features
  3. A page will appear containing details of the features to be uninstalled. Verify the information and click" Next".
    Uninstall details
     

    Info
    titleNote

    A feature cannot be uninstalled from the system without uninstalling other features that depend on it, if any.

  4. If successful, a message appears as "Uninstallation Complete". Click "Finish" and restart the server to apply the changes.
    Uninstallation complete

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