{"id":3642,"date":"2012-04-12T15:50:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T13:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/?p=3642"},"modified":"2012-04-12T15:50:58","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T13:50:58","slug":"opsmgr-remove-management-pack-depending-on-default-management-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/en\/opsmgr-remove-management-pack-depending-on-default-management-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"OpsMgr: Remove management pack depending on &ldquo;Default Management Pack&rdquo;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you try to remove a (sealed) management pack from System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) you get the following error:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Following-Management-Packs-depend-on-the-Managemend-Pack-you-are-trying-to-delete.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Following Management Packs depend on the Managemend Pack you are trying to delete\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Following Management Packs depend on the Managemend Pack you are trying to delete\" src=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Following-Management-Packs-depend-on-the-Managemend-Pack-you-are-trying-to-delete_thumb.png\" width=\"204\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is caused by an override that is targeted on the management pack you want to delete (for instance Citrix Library) and is stored in the Default Management Pack, which is NOT a best-practice. Even after deleting all overrides from the DMP the message does not disappear.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When an override is created its stored in a management pack (Default Management Pack in this case). But not only the override is stored, also a reference to the management pack (for instance Citrix Library). When an override is removed only the override is deleted from the management pack (Default Management Pack in this case), not the reference to the target management pack (for instance Citrix Library)<\/p>\n<p>This can be \u201csolved\u201d by removing the reference from the Default Management Pack in four easy steps<\/p>\n<p><em>Before you begin, make sure you removed all overrides stored in the Default Management Pack that reference the management pack you want to delete (for instance Citrix Library)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<h4>1) Determine the ID of the management pack (for instance Citrix Library)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the SCOM Operations Console <\/li>\n<li>Open the Administration view <\/li>\n<li>Select Management Packs <\/li>\n<li>Open the properties of the management pack (for instance Citrix Library) <\/li>\n<li>Note the value in the ID field (in this case <em>Citrix.Library<\/em>) <\/li>\n<li>(Check if the management pack indeed is depending on the Default Management Pack on the Dependencies tab) <\/li>\n<li>Close the properties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Citrix-Library-General.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Citrix-Library-General_thumb.png\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Citrix-Library-Dependencies.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Citrix-Library-Dependencies_thumb.png\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<h4>&#160;<\/h4>\n<h4>2) Export the Default Management Pack <\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the context menu (right mouse-click) on the Default Management Pack <\/li>\n<li>Export Management Pack\u2026 <\/li>\n<li>Store the management pack on a writeable location (for instance the desktop) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Export-DMP-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Export-DMP-1_thumb.png\" width=\"104\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Export-DMP-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Export-DMP-2_thumb.png\" width=\"104\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Export-DMP-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Export-DMP-3_thumb.png\" width=\"104\" height=\"41\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<h4>3) Remove the reference from the Default Management Pack<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the file Microsoft.SystemCenter.OperationsManager.DefaultUser.xml in Notepad (or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?FamilyID=72D6AA49-787D-4118-BA5F-4F30FE913628&amp;displaylang=en\" target=\"_blank\">XML Notepad<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li>Search the file for the ID of the management pack (for instance Citrix.Library) <\/li>\n<li>Remove all content between &lt;Reference \u2026 and&#160; &lt;\/Reference&gt;<\/li>\n<li>Save the file and close Notepad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Microsoft.SystemCenter.OperationsManager.DefaultUser.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Microsoft.SystemCenter.OperationsManager.DefaultUser_thumb.png\" width=\"104\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>&#160;<\/h4>\n<h4>4) Import the Default Management Pack<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on Import Management Pack\u2026 in the Actions Pane (on the right)<\/li>\n<li>Click Add &gt; Add from disk\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Do not search online for updates<\/li>\n<li>Select the file \u201cMicrosoft.SystemCenter.OperationsManager.DefaultUser.xml\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Click on Install<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Import-DMP-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Import-DMP-1_thumb.png\" width=\"104\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Import-DMP-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Import-DMP-2_thumb.png\" width=\"104\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Import-DMP-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; 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