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SC Server - Unable to delete hosts - Foreign Key Constraint error

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Applies to

SnapCenter (All Versions)

Issue

A decommissioned plug-in host cannot be removed from SnapCenter, using the SC UI or PowerShell CMDlets, with the following errors seen:

DEBUG SnapManagerWeb_<Job_ID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] Failed to remove file system resource. Details: Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails (`nsm`.`nsm_smsql_databasefile`, CONSTRAINT `FK_nsm_smsql_DatabaseFile_nsm_StorageFootprint` FOREIGN KEY (`nsm_StorageFootPrint_id`) REFERENCES `nsm_StorageFootprint` (`nsm_StorageFootprint_id`)

DEBUG SnapManagerWeb_<Job_ID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] Failed to Remove SCW Resource: Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails (`nsm`.`nsm_smsql_databasefile`, CONSTRAINT `FK_nsm_smsql_DatabaseFile_nsm_StorageFootprint` FOREIGN KEY (`nsm_StorageFootPrint_id`) REFERENCES `nsm_storagefootprint` (`nsm_StorageFootprint_id`)

DEBUG SnapManagerWeb_<Job_ID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] RemoveSCWResource - exit

DEBUG SnapManagerWeb_<Job_ID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] Catch an exception in RemoveSCWResource: Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails (`nsm`.`nsm_smsql_databasefile`, CONSTRAINT `FK_nsm_smsql_DatabaseFile_nsm_StorageFootprint` FOREIGN KEY (`nsm_StorageFootPrint_id`) REFERENCES `nsm_StorageFootprint` (`nsm_StorageFootprint_id`)

 

 

 

 

 

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