How to delete component server role or change the storage object path ?
The only site that we have in our infrastructure uses sql cluster for the database. The two nodes of the cluster, Server1 and Server 2, has three roles specifie, which are Component server, site system and site database server. Last night the site system status changed critical for "ConfigMgr component server" role on Server 2. This is the status message I see constantly "SMS Site System Status Summarizer still cannot access storage object "\\server2\D$\SMS_ServerName on site system "\\server2". After investigation I found out that the D$ was removed by another team from that node\server of the sql cluster. There are constant error messages because of this and the site system status remains "criticial". How can i change the storage object for this server from "\\Server1\D$\SMS_ServerName" to C$ ? If this is not possible can I delete the component server role and add it back again ? However when I right click I dont see a delete option for the server role. Tried this: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrgeneral/thread/ec99a141-bede-4922-a9e9-e6605b1a7dab but since I have only three roles , component server. site system and site database server, for this server I cannot change any value as mentioned in the thread. What are my options here ?
August 7th, 2010 3:15am

Hi Ducati123, The roles "Configuration Manager component server" and "Configuration Manager site system" are added to a Site Server when other roles, such as the "Configuration Manager site database server" role. You must successfully remove all other roles first and then will SCCM it self remove those roles. For more information about SCCM Server Roles please see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680471.aspx Kind regards Tim Nilimaa (Sweden) Please remember to mark this answer as helpful if it helped you.
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August 10th, 2010 4:01pm

Tim The "Server 2" has only three roles - Component server, site system, and site database server. When I right click on the database server role, i don't see the Delete option. I have already rebooted the server as suggested in one of the threads. How should I delete the roles ?
August 10th, 2010 7:40pm

I ran into the same situation today and after painstaking troubleshooting process this is how I fixed it. Firstly, copy the entire SMS_ServerName folder from the D drive that doesnt exist to a drive of your choice (C drive for example), its only logs of the backup operation and its not going to grow in size massively. In you site database server, open services console and look for SMS_SITE_SQL_BACKUP_XXXX service, double click on the service and you would see that it would be looking for the smssqlbkup.exe in the drive that doesnt exist anymore. Open regedit on the site database server and go to the regkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS\Tracing\SMS_SITE_SQL_BACKUP_XXXX\TraceFilename and change the non existent path (D: in this case) to C:\ Then, go to the regkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SMS_SITE_SQL_BACKUP_XXXX\ImagePath and do the same as above, do the same on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\SMS_SITE_SQL_BACKUP_XXXX\ImagePath and on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SMS_SITE_SQL_BACKUP_XXXX\ImagePath Open the SMS_SITE_SQL_BACKUP_XXXX service from services.msc console and you should see that it would be pointing to the new drive (C:\). Start the service and ensure its running properly. Now, go to your primary sccm site server, the site system status will still be in a critical state since the storage object path is pointing to \\Server1\D$\SMS_ServerName which doesnt exist. Open regedit in the primary site server and go to this regkey on a 64 bit OS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\SMS\Components\SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER\Multisite Component Servers\<YOURDATABASESERVER>\Installation Directory On 32 bit OS this regkey would be HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Components\SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER\Multisite Component Servers\<YOURDATABASESERVER>\Installation Directory Change the D: in the value to C: and reboot your primary site server. When it comes back online, check the site system status, it should now point to the C$ and the critical message would have disappeared. Finally, open services.msc and start the SMS_SITE_BACKUP service. Keep an eye on the smsbkup.log file and it should report that the backup was successful and everything should be back to normal. Good Luck!!
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September 21st, 2010 5:42am

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