SMS: How to Remove Inactive Systems Management Server Site Servers

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To remove the servers from the database, run the "preinst /delsite:{<child site code>, <parent site code>}" command, as in the following example:

  preinst /delsite:{prf,scf}
				

For more information on this process, see the BackOffice Resource Kit 1 SMS Guide, page 2.

The child site's database entry should be deleted immediately. Either refresh the Systems Management Server Administrator program UI, or quit the Systems Management Server Administrator program and start it again. When the refresh occurs, you may notice the following error: It would then be followed by the site code and domain name that was removed using the steps above. This error occurs because there are still client records in the database that belonged to the deleted site. To remove the clients, perform the following steps:

1. Start the Systems Management Server Administrator program. On the File menu, click Execute Query.
2. Under Query, select All Personal Computers.
3. Under Query Result Format, select Identification and click OK.
4. Click the word Site in the Site column. This sorts the list by site code.
5. Delete the clients associated with the deleted site.

After the clients have been deleted, quit the Systems Management Server Administrator program and then start it again, to confirm that the error does not reoccur.