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Uninstall Patch Manager using the Windows Control Panel

This article lists the software components you must remove to uninstall Patch Manager and SQL Server Express from a server.

First published date

10/15/2018 2:54 PM

Last published date

4/22/2019 7:15 PM

Overview

This article describes the software components you must remove to uninstall Patch Manager and Microsoft SQL Server Express from a server.

If you are using SQL Server Express on the server for any other databases, DO NOT remove the CLR types or the SQL components.

Product section

Patch Manager

Resolution

Do not remove any SQL CLR types. 


When you uninstall Patch Manager using the Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, be sure to uninstall the following components from the Control Panel to remove the Patch Manager Web Console:
  • Solarwinds Collector 
  • Solarwinds Information Service 
  • Solarwinds Job Engine
  • Solarwinds Job Engine 
  • Solarwinds Orion Core Services 
  • Solarwinds Orion Improvement Program 
  • Solarwinds Orion Network Atlas
  • Solarwinds Patch Manager Web Console 
  

Do not proceed if your Patch Manager Eminentware Database is on a local instance of SQL Server Express.

 
If your Patch Manager database resides on another server, uninstall the following components to remove SQL Server Express:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Setup (English)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Setup Support Files
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects
  • Microsoft SQL Server Browser
  • Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer