How to Change the Primary Management Server for an Operations Manager 2007 Agent-Managed Computer

Use one of the following procedures to change the Primary Management Server for agent-managed computers that are assigned to Primary and Secondary Management Servers without using Active Directory Domain Services.

Note

For information about re-assigning computers to Primary and Secondary Management Servers using Active Directory Domain Services, see How to Use Active Directory Domain Services to Assign Computers to Operations Manager 2007 Management Groups.

To change the Primary Management Server for agent-managed computers using the Operations Console

1. Log on to the computer with an account that is a member of the Operations Manager Administrators role for the Operations Manager 2007 Management Group.

2. In the Operations Console, click the Administration button.

   Note

   When you run the Operations Console on a computer that is not a Management Server, the Connect To Server dialog box will display. Type the name of the Operations Manager 2007 Management Server you want the Operations Console to connect to in the Server name text box.

3. In the Administration pane, expand Administration, expand Device Management, and then click Agent Managed.

4. In the Agent Managed pane, select the computers for which you want to change the Primary Management Server, right-click them, and then select Change Primary Management Server.

   Note

   The Change Primary Management Server option will be unavailable if Active Directory Domain Services was used to assign any of the selected computers to the Management Group. For information about using Active Directory Domain Services, Using Active Directory Domain Services to Assign Computers to Operations Manager 2007 Management Groups.

5. In the Change Management Server dialog box, select the desired Management Server from the list, and then click OK. The change takes effect on the agent after its next update interval.

To change the Primary Management Server for agent-managed computers using the MOMAgent.msi setup wizard

1. Log on to a managed computer with an account that is a member of the administrators security group for the computer.

2. In Add or Remove Programs, click Change for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Agent.

   Note

   The Agent Setup Wizard can also be run by double-clicking MOMAgent.msi, which is available on the Operations Manager 2007 installation media.

3. In the Agent Setup Wizard, click Next.

4. On the Program Maintenance page, select Modify and click Next.

5. On the Management Group Configuration page, leave Specify Management Group information selected, and then click Next.

6. In the next Management Group Configuration page, do the following:

   1. Type the name of the Management Server.
   2. Type the Management Server Port, or leave the default 5723.
   3. Click Next.

7. On the Ready to Install page, review the settings, and then click Install to display the Installing Systems Center Operations Manager Agent page.

8. When the Completing the Systems Center Operations Manager Agent Setup Wizard page displays, click Finish.

To change the Primary Management Server for agent-managed computers using MOMAgent.msi from the command line

1. Log on to the managed computer with an account that is a member of the administrators security group for the computer.

2. Open the command window.

3. At the prompt, type the following command-line example:

   Important

   Microsoft Windows Installer public properties must be uppercase, such as PROPERTY=value. For more information about Windows Installer, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70004.

   %WinDir%\System32\msiexec.exe /i \\path\Directory\MOMAgent.msi /qn USE_SETTINGS_FROM_AD=0 MANAGEMENT_GROUP=MG1 MANAGEMENT_SERVER_DNS=MS2.Domain1.net

4. The preceding command-line example will reconfigure the agent to use MS2.Domain1.net as its Primary Management Server for Management Group MG1.

   Important

   If the Domain Name System (DNS) and Active Directory names for the Management Server differ, the MANAGEMENT_SERVER_AD_NAME property would also need to be set to the fully qualified Active Directory Domain Services name.

See Also

Tasks

How to Configure the Windows Firewall to Enable Management of Windows-Based Computers from the Operations Manager 2007 Operations Console

Concepts

Device Management Node of the Operations Manager 2007 Operations Console

Other Resources

How to Use Active Directory Domain Services to Assign Computers to Operations Manager 2007 Management Groups
Operations Manager 2007 Reference

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