SCOM 2012 - How to Remove a Management Server

There will be times when you need to remove a management server from the management group for one reason or another. In this segment I will cover the steps needed to facilitate this process successfully.

Move RMSE Role:
If the server you are trying to remove happens to be the RMSE server you will first need to migrate the role to an alternate server.
Open Operations Manager Shell, Start > All Programs > Microsoft System Center 2012 > Operations Manager Shell and run the following command

Get-SCOMManagementServer -Name "FQDN of the new RMSE Server" | Set-SCOMRMSEmulator

Delete the Management Server:
To delete the server from the management group to the Administration space, the Click Management Servers, select the server you want to remove and Right Click on it and select Delete. You will be prompted to confirm, Click Yes.

Change Primary Management Server:
You will, no doubt, have agents assigned to the management server you are removing. You will need to move those agents to another management server to ensure continuity. In the Administration space Click Agent Managed then select the computers you want to move to another management server. Right Click them and select Change Primary Management Server. The Change Management server window will appear. Select the desired management server in the list and Click OK. The change will take effect the next time the agent is scheduled to check in.

If you are changing the primary management server for a Linux or UNIX computer, the certificate that was used to access the Linux or UNIX computer must also be copied to the new management server. You do not have to copy the certificate if you are changing the primary management server for computers that are running Windows.

Copy Certificate(s) From Old to New Management Server:
Log into the management server you are removing and run an elevated command prompt. Change the directory to %ProgramFiles%\System Center 2012 – Operations Manager, then run the following command:

scxcertconfig.exe – export <filename>

Copy that file to the new management server you want to monitor agents from, run an elevated command prompt, change the directory to %ProgramFiles%\System Center 2012 – Operations Manager, then run the following command:

scxcertconfig.exe – import <filename>

Configure an Agentless Devices for Alternate Proxy:
For Agentless Servers
In the Administration space Click Agentless Managed. In the Agentless Managed pane select the agentless-managed computers you want to change the proxy agent, Right Click them and select Change Proxy Agent. In the Change Proxy Agent window select the new computer you want to run as the proxy agent and Click OK

For Agentless Network Devices
In the Administration space Click Network Devices. In the Network Devices pane select the network devices you want to change the proxy agent, Right Click them and select Change Proxy Agent. In the Change Proxy Agent window select the new computer you want to run as the proxy agent and Click OK


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