Remove a BizTalk server from BizTalk server 2004 group

You must have SQL 2000 Server system administrator rights or BizTalk Server 2004 administrator rights to follow these steps. These steps would only be performed on the BizTalk Processing server has failed as is being replaced.

1. Start the BizTalk Server 2004 Administration snap-in.
2. Expand Servers.
3. Click the computer that is not working.
A list of the host instances that are associated with the computer that is not working appears in the results pane.
4. Right-click each host instance and then click Delete. Repeat this step until all the host instances that are associated with the computer are deleted.

Note: You receive the following error message when you try to delete a host instance that is isolated;

Failed while deleting the Windows NT service BTSSvc {F46166EC-B4B8-4129-AB86-F3BB212CEC50}

You receive the following error message when you try to delete a host instance that is in process;

The network path was not found

If you receive one of these error messages click OK. After you click OK you receive the following error message;

You can forcefully delete this host instance. This may leave orphan orchestrations and prevent cleanup of COM+ applications and NT services on machine ‘computer name’. Do you want to proceed with forceful host instance deletion?

If you receive this error message click Yes.
5. Click Start and then click Run and type wbemtest.exe and then click OK. Hope wbemtest.exe should have already installed in your server.
6. In the Windows Management Instrumentation Tester dialog box click Connect.
7. In the Namespace text box type root\microsoftbiztalkserver and click Connect and the click Enum Instances.
8. In the Class Info dialog box type MSBTS_ServerSetting under Enter superclass name and click to select Immediate only and then click OK.
9. In the Query Result dialog box click the computer that is not working and then click Delete.

Note: You cannot delete the server instance if the server is associated with any host instances.