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SCCM Software Center - set “Auto install outside of business hours”. I'd like to do the same/similar for 'Automatically install or uninstall required software and restart the computer only outside of the specified business hours' checkbox. A member on the TechNet forums asked a question why a certain PowerShell script was not working on virtual machines, but it worked on physical. The member didn’t provide the whole script, but basically the primary function was to initiate a uninstall of an application in Software Center. I started wondering how hard it could. Now Adobe shows up in Software Center under Installation Status showing 'Installed' and under 'Installed Software', uninstall option greyed out in both spots. It's not set to mandatory. I uninstalled it manually from my computer, and then installed it via Software Center, and it installed, and uninstalled just fine.
Unable to remove the Component Server Site System Role
Problem
As I am new to SCCM, I have been testing out different parts of it and I came across an issue where I was trying to remove a DP (Distribution Point) from a server. I loaded the console and went to Administration / Overview / Site Configuration / Servers and Site System Roles
From there I right clicked on the server that had the DP I wanted to remove and selected Delete from the menu.
Once I clicked delete I was presented with a Delete Server dialog box stating…
The server “myservername” cannot be deleted because it contains the following site system roles: Component server
The component server role supports other site system roles and is created automatically by Configuration Manager. Although there might be a delay, this role is automatically removed after you remove other site system roles on this server.
I tried right clicking on the Component server role under Site System Roles but the Remove Role option was grayed out so I couldn’t remove the Component Server Site System Role.
Solution
From what I have read, the Component Server role only gets installed on a server when a Site System role is installed with the exception of a DP. In my testing I don’t remember installing a role other than a Distribution Point on this machine so it shouldn’t have had the Component server role installed. I guess that I must have installed another role other than the Distribution Point and removed it but the Component server role didn’t get removed.
The way I found to fix this is listed below.
- Go to Administration / Site Configuration / Servers and Site System Roles / Click on your server to highlight it / Right click Site system under Site system Roles and select Properties from the menu.
- You will need to make a change to one of the settings on the Site system properties screen. Since your choices are limited I would suggest that you check the Require the site server to initiate connections to this site system then click OK.
- Wait 10 – 20 minutes. Yeah SCCM is slow about doing some things.
- Right click your server and choose refresh. Hopefully now the Component server role should no longer show up.
- You can now delete the server DP role.
Unable to remove the Component Server Site System Role
Problem
As I am new to SCCM, I have been testing out different parts of it and I came across an issue where I was trying to remove a DP (Distribution Point) from a server. I loaded the console and went to Administration / Overview / Site Configuration / Servers and Site System Roles
From there I right clicked on the server that had the DP I wanted to remove and selected Delete from the menu.
Once I clicked delete I was presented with a Delete Server dialog box stating…
The server “myservername” cannot be deleted because it contains the following site system roles: Component server
The component server role supports other site system roles and is created automatically by Configuration Manager. Although there might be a delay, this role is automatically removed after you remove other site system roles on this server.
I tried right clicking on the Component server role under Site System Roles but the Remove Role option was grayed out so I couldn’t remove the Component Server Site System Role.
Solution
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From what I have read, the Component Server role only gets installed on a server when a Site System role is installed with the exception of a DP. In my testing I don’t remember installing a role other than a Distribution Point on this machine so it shouldn’t have had the Component server role installed. I guess that I must have installed another role other than the Distribution Point and removed it but the Component server role didn’t get removed.
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The way I found to fix this is listed below.
- Go to Administration / Site Configuration / Servers and Site System Roles / Click on your server to highlight it / Right click Site system under Site system Roles and select Properties from the menu.
- You will need to make a change to one of the settings on the Site system properties screen. Since your choices are limited I would suggest that you check the Require the site server to initiate connections to this site system then click OK.
- Wait 10 – 20 minutes. Yeah SCCM is slow about doing some things.
- Right click your server and choose refresh. Hopefully now the Component server role should no longer show up.
- You can now delete the server DP role.