How to Remove Systems Management Server Clients

 Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
Article ID: Q124361

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1

SUMMARY

This article explains how a Systems Management Server administrator can remove SMS clients from an SMS site.

MORE INFORMATION

To remove an SMS client, run the appropriate Client Setup application with the /R switch. This is documented in Appendix B of the SMS "Administrator's Guide." You must run Client Setup twice because it has to stop all SMS components before the files can be removed. You can do this by running SMSLS.BAT from the logon script or command prompt, or by running Client Setup directly from the proper ..\SMS_SHR\<processor>.BIN directory for the SMS client platform.

You can also run DEINSTAL from the SMS logon server SMS_SHR share. All site SMS logon servers have DEINSTAL.BAT and DEINSTAL.CMD files in the SMS_SHR share. These files, when run from a SMS client, determine the operating system that is being used and run the correct version of Client Setup with the /R switch (for example, CLI_NT /R). This configures the client to remove itself from the SMS site the next time Client Setup is run.

Additional query words: sms prodsms uninstall deinstall
deinstallation
Keywords : kbnetwork ntinfo smsadmin
Version : 1.0 1.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
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