How to delete a MP that has the Default MP as a dependency?

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  Hi,

  I had the same problem once. Accidentally I had stored an override in the default MP. I deleted it and stored it in another MP and thought, the problem was gone. But it was not.

  When I then wanted to delete the MP I had made the override to, it complained in the same way, that I had to delete the default MP first. [This had happened to me before, and when I did, some standard views disappeared together with the default MP.  8-( ]

  What you can try: export the default MP. (This does not do any harm.) Look into it with the editor of your choice. I assume, there is still the reference to the ".. Vista .." management pack you want to uninstall.

  I then did the following: remove the dependency to the other MP and store the (now modified) exported default MP. Delete the default MP from SCOM and then immediately import the modified default MP (without the reference to the other MP).

  After that I could delete the MP (in your case the ".. Vista .." MP) without problem.

  I hope, this helps.

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  Holger alias InternetSmurf, Munich, Germany

  Tuesday, June 19, 2012 10:21 AM
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  Hi,

  You may refer to the following article:

  How to Remove a Management Pack

  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974489.aspx

  If any other imported management packs depend on the management pack you are trying to remove, the Dependent Management Packs error message displays. You must remove the dependent management packs before you can continue.

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  • Marked as answer by Yog Li Thursday, June 28, 2012 9:56 AM

  Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:06 AM
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  Hi

  What has probably happened is that at some time in the past someone saved overrides to the default management pack. They then deleted the overrides but this won't delete all references from the default management pack.

  What you need to do is work through the default management pack and clean it up.

  http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/archive/2008/11/11/cleaning-up-the-default-mp.aspx

  http://blogs.technet.com/b/momteam/archive/2007/05/03/removing-dependencies-on-the-default-management-pack.aspx

  http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonathanalmquist/archive/2008/11/12/monitor-default-management-pack.aspx

  Cheers

  Graham

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  • Proposed as answer by Ravi_Raj Friday, June 22, 2012 6:18 AM
  • Marked as answer by Yog Li Thursday, June 28, 2012 9:56 AM

  Wednesday, June 20, 2012 3:04 PM