Install Agents

Use the Install/Uninstall Agents Wizard to install agents on to computers in your management group.

To install an agent

  1. In the MOM Administrator console, click the root, and then click the Administrationor Computersnode.
  2. In the Detail pane, click Install/Uninstall Agents Wizard.
  3. If you have more than one Management Server in the management group, the Select Management Serverpage appears. Select a Management Server from the list, and then click Next.
    Note  Note   

    You can add computers to any Management Server in the management group by running the Install/Uninstall Agents Wizard. The Management Server that you select will be the primary Management Server for the managed computers on which you install agents.

  4. If you have previously installed agents on the selected Management Server, the Install or Uninstall Agentspage appears. Leave the Install Agentsoption selected, and then click Next.
  5. On the Method for Discovering Computers and Installing Agentspage, click Browse for or type in specific computer names, or click Search Criteria, and then click Next.
  6. If you selected the Browse for or type in specific computer namesoption in Step 5, complete the following steps:
    1. On the Computer Namespage, click Browseto locate computers on your network, or type the names of computers on which you want MOM to install agents.
      Note  Note   

      You can use Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN) or NetBIOS names. If you have the Active Directory® directory service, you should use FQDN names. If you use NetBIOS names, MOM automatically contacts each of those computers to verify that they exist. This slows down computer discovery.

    2. Click Nextand proceed to Step 8.
    3. If you selected Search Criteriain Step 5, complete the following steps:
      1. On the Computer Discovery Rulespage, click Add.
      2. In the Computer Discovery Rule propertydialog box, specify the rule properties. For more information about the rule properties, see Computer Discovery Rule.
      3. Repeat the previous two steps for each computer or group of computers on which you want to install agents.
      4. Click Nextand proceed to Step 8.
    4. On the Agent Installation Permissionspage, leave the Management Server Action Accountselected, or click Otherand type a user name and password for the account.
      Note  Note   

      If you specify another account, that account must have administrative credentials on all computers that you are installing agents on.

    5. On the Agent Action Accountpage, leave the Local Systemoption selected, or click Otherand type a user name and password for the account.
    6. On the Agent Installation Directorypage, type the local directory where the MOM agent will be installed on the targeted computers. The default directory is ProgramFiles\Microsoft Operations Manager 2005. Click Next.
    7. On the Completing the Install/Uninstall Agents Wizardpage, review your selections. If you want to monitor the agent installation progress, select the Show task progresscheck box, and then click Finish.

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