Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 consists of the following
components:
Agent
Service that runs on each computer you want to monitor. An
agent captures information from a remote computer, applies
processing rules to the collected information, and sends the
information to a Consolidator.
Consolidator
Service that runs on a select number of computers in your
enterprise. A Consolidator includes an associated Agent Manager
component, which installs, uninstalls, and configures agents. A
Consolidator also acts as an agent on the computer on which it is
installed. Consolidators send collected information to a Data
Access Server (DAS).
Data Access Server (DAS)
Service that runs on a select number of computers in your
enterprise. The DAS controls the flow of data between the database,
Consolidators, and the MOM Administrator Console and Web
Console.
Database
Storage facility for configuration information and collected
data for a configuration group.
Web Console Server
Component installed on a Microsoft Information Services (IIS)
computer that hosts the Web Console.