Hello pieterh,
when you delete a device you think you are rid of it rght?
-> yes I do.
but if you did not remove the applied templates from this device first , you may get into problems.
-> I also assume that existing/applied relations like templates get autom. "removed/unlinked".
though the device itself is deleted, not all links from other items to this device are also removed
-> can you explain what you mean with "though the device itself is deleted, not all links from other items to this device are also removed" ?
-> what is meant with links/templates, configuratoin templates?
there may still be a link between these template and the device open.
I've got a PI running with more than 2600 devices and not only me who's working with templates (Configuration - Templates / - Compliance). We've never done that before that issue occurs, I can't retrace for all complinace jobs since when this occurs because I do only see the last 5 job instances. If yes it is not a feasible mode of operation for a management software...
An additional point I'm not able to set in correlatio is...
I did two quick tests, first one, I removed four devices from PI inventory where PI posted the message "Device status is missing as device was deleted post audit.", devices were correct synched & inventorizized!
The complaince profile jobs are configured to check against - Use Latest Archived Configuration - and re-run the same compliance job..., result is exact same error message although the devices were removed before executing the compliance job.
Second test was a compliance job with the same set of devices wich previouly reported "Partial-Success" but instead of "Use Latest Archived Configuration" I selected "Use current device configuration".
This job was executed without "Partial-Success" the devices which previoulsy had the message "Device status is missing as device was deleted post audit." were fine.
Thanks in advance.
Bastian
