Components

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.