Unregistering and Re-registering a Metadata Repository

When you unregister a metadata repository, information about the repository is removed from the repository manager, and the repository can no longer be accessed by clients.

You might need to temporarily unregister a repository when you are moving the repository to a new location on the same metadata server.

CAUTION:

Unregistering the foundation repository makes the metadata server unusable.

Therefore, you should unregister a foundation repository only in special situations such as moving the repository.

The following rules apply to unregistering a repository:

You cannot unregister a foundation repository if other repositories (including custom repositories or project repositories) are registered. You must first unregister the other repositories.
Unregistering a foundation repository requires special credentials. See Who Can Do What in the Metadata Manager Plug-in.
You cannot unregister a repository that is in an OFFLINE or READONLY state. You must first change the access mode of the repository to ONLINE or ADMINISTRATION. See Change the Properties of a Metadata Repository.

To unregister a repository:

Log on to SAS Management Console as a user with the appropriate credentials.
In the Metadata Manager, expand the Active Server node.
Right-click the repository that you want to unregister, and select Unregister Repository.

To re-register a repository:

Log on to SAS Management Console as a user with the appropriate credentials. See Who Can Do What in the Metadata Manager Plug-in.
In the Metadata Manager, expand the Active Server node.
Right-click the Active Server node, and select Register Repository. Then follow the instructions on the wizard pages.

Note: When a repository is created, the repository type (foundation, custom, or project) is recorded in the repository. When you re-register a repository, the repository type must match the type that was previously recorded.