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SCSQL - Orphaned clone cannot be removed using -Force switch

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Applies to

  • SnapCenter Server
  • SnapCenter Plugin for SQL (SCSQL)

Issue

  • A cloned database has been removed from Microsoft SQL Management Studio. 
  • The clone is still present in SnapCenter repository (MySQL 'nsm' database).   
  • When attempts to remove the clone with the 'Remove-SmClone' command while using the '-Force' switch fail with the following error message:
The SMSQL plug-in required for this operation to proceed is not installed on the host

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