Installing Multihomed Agents

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To install multihomed agents, you must have at least two, and no more than four, management groups installed. To install the management groups, use the information provided in Chapter 3, "Deploying MOM 2005 across Multiple Computers."

Installing Agents for the First Management Group

You can install agents remotely by using the Install / Uninstall Agents Wizard in the MOM Administrator console. In each management group that you want the agent to belong to, run the wizard and designate the Management Server that you want to serve as the primary host for the agent.

You can also install agents manually by running the MOM Agent Setup Wizard on the managed computer.

For more information about installing MOM agents, see Chapter 4 "Discovering Computers and Deploying Agents."

Verifying agent installation and status

MOM will display a task progress dialog, showing you the individual stages of the agent installation and the progress on that step. You can copy and paste the details of this finished progress to any text file.

If the agents are installed manually the computers appear in the Pending Actions view and must be approved before they will begin processing data.

To verify agent installation and status

  1. In the MOM Administrator console, expand Administration, expand Computers, and then click All Computers.

  2. Verify that the computers where you installed the agents appear in the details pane and that the Management Mode field is Agent (agent-managed).

  3. Verify that the agent is reporting to the Management Server by noting the date and time in the Last Contacted column.

Adding Additional Management Groups to Create Multihomed Agents

Repeat the agent installation process for each management group that you want the agent to belong to.

If you rerun the Manual Agent Setup Wizard to add additional management groups on a managed computer, the wizard presents a different set of pages. To add the computer to another management group, select the Modify option on the Program Maintenance page. For more information about manually installing agents, see Chapter 4, "Discovering Computers and Deploying Agents."

Acknowledgments

Authors: John Hallows, James R. Morey

Program Managers: Vlad Joanovic, Lorenzo Rizzi, Travis Wright

Applies To:   Microsoft Operations Manager 2005

Primary Reviewers: Barry Webberley, Stephanie Couch

Secondary Reviewers: Ian Jirka

Managing Editor: Sandra Faucett