Hi,
Following on from this question https://community.dataminer.services/question/bpa-mysql-data-dll-failed/?hilite=MySQL.Data.DLL
The BPA was giving an error regarding this file being outdated. I followed the instructions to replace this file with the latest 9.5 version availble in the NuGet package and synced across all DMAs.
Now the BPA gives a warning about this DLL being deprecated, rather than outdated.
We don't use MySQL anywhere in our DMS, so can we safely remove this, or are there some weird internal dependancies that will be broken if removed?
I just want the BPA to go green! 🙂
Thanks
Hi,
In BPA UI, the BPA item can be expanded to see an overview per DMA and there you can see the Message column. Click on the three dots (...) button to see a better view on the details.
In there it mentions if there are any protocols or automation scripts that rely on the DLL. If that is the case then these items should first be adapted by using the MySQL NuGet. This does not mean that the DLL should be replaced with the DLL from the NuGet, it means the the protocol or automation script should be modified to use the NuGet, which avoids using the DLL directly under C:\Skyline DataMiner\ProtocolScripts folder (which will be scheduled to be removed in a future DMA upgrade).
If there are no protocols or automation scripts mentioned, then this DLL can be removed. However, do note that the BPA check only verifies direct references, e.g. when there would be an automation script that uses a DLL and that DLL would in its turn use the MySQL DLL, the BPA is not able to detect such cases. So please verify if everything still works as expected when removing the DLL.
PS. do not remove the C:\Skyline DataMiner\Files\(x64\)MySql.Data.dll, as that one is still in use by the core DataMiner processes, which is not reported by the BPA.
Regards,