Administrator Console

The Microsoft® Operations Manager (MOM) Administrator console is hosted in a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. The console window is divided into two panes, the Navigation pane on the left side of the screen, and the Detail pane on the right side of the screen.

There is increased functionality in the MOM 2005 Administrator console. The Detail pane also uses hyperlinks to provide:

• Launch points for wizards
• Navigation links to position the cursor in the Navigation pane
• Expandable and collapsible reports for selected nodes in the Navigation pane
• A link that opens the Operator console
• A link that opens the Reporting console
• A link that opens the Web console

Using the Navigation and Detail Panes

Navigation pane: Microsoft Operations Manager (Default) node

When you click this node, the Detail pane is divided into four horizontal areas: Setup and Configuration Tasks, Operations, Management Packs, and Administration. The following tables describe the available links for each area and what they do.

Setup and Configuration Tasks

Link name	Action
Install/Uninstall Agents Wizard	Opens the wizard that you use to install or uninstall agents.
Manage Computers	Positions the cursor at the Computersnode ( Administration) in the Navigation pane. The Detail pane for this node provides links to nodes from which you can view and manage computers. The following links are available: All Computers Management Servers Unmanaged Computers Agentless Managed Computers Agent-managed Computers Windows Server Cluster Computers Pending Actions Computer Discovery Rules
Global Settings	Positions the cursor at the Global Settingsnode ( Administration) in the Navigation pane.
Import/Export Management Packs	Opens the wizard that you use to import and export Management Packs, as well as import reports.
Manage Operators	Positions the cursor at the Operatorsnode ( Management Packs/Notification) in the Navigation pane.
Manage Notification Groups	Positions the cursor at the Notification Groupsnode ( Management Packs/Notification) in the Navigation pane.

Operations

Link name	Action
Start Operator Console	Opens the Operator console.
Start Reporting Console	Opens the Reporting console.
Start Web Console	Opens the Web console.

Management Packs

Link name	Action
Management Packs	Positions the cursor at the Management Packsnode in the Navigation pane.

Administration

Link name	Action
Administration	Positions the cursor at the Administrationnode in the Navigation pane.

Navigation pane: Management Packs node

When you click this node, the Detail pane provides summary information and links. The following summary information is displayed for the management group.

• The number of rule groups
• The number of Management Pack rules
• The number of custom rules
• The number of computer groups
• The number of scripts

The following table describes the available links and what they do.

Link name	Action
Import/Export Management Packs	Opens the wizard that you use to import and export Management Packs, as well as import reports.
Computer Groups	Positions the cursor at the Computer Groupsnode ( Management Packs) in the Navigation pane.
Discovered Groups	Positions the cursor at the Discovered Groupsnode ( Management Packs) in the Navigation pane.
Rule Groups	Positions the cursor at the Rule Groupsnode ( Management Packs) in the Navigation pane. The Detail pane for the Rule Groups node enables you to: Print any information that is displayed in the Detail pane Expand and drill down into rule group information for any Management Packs that are installed Obtain information about the Microsoft Operations Manager Connector Feature pack (when the feature pack view is open, you can use links to navigate to nodes in the Navigation pane that relate to the Connector feature pack).
Tasks	Positions the cursor at the Tasksnode ( Management Packs) in the Navigation pane.
Notification	Positions the cursor at the Notification Groupsnode ( Management Packs/Notification) in the Navigation pane.
Scripts	Positions the cursor at the Scriptsnode ( Management Packs) in the Navigation pane.
Computer Attributes	Positions the cursor at the Computer Attributesnode ( Management Packs) in the Navigation pane.
Providers	Positions the cursor at the Providersnode ( Management Packs) in the Navigation pane.
Search Results	Positions the cursor at the Search Resultsnode ( Management Packs/Rule Groups) in the Navigation pane.

Navigation pane: Administration node

When you click this node, the Detail pane provides summary information and links. The following summary information is displayed for the management group.

• The number of MOM Management Servers
• The number of agent-managed computers
• The number of agentless-managed computers
• The number of unmanaged computers
• The number of Windows Server Cluster Computers
• The total number of computers

The following table describes the available links and what they do.

Link name	Action
Install/Uninstall Computers Wizard	Opens the wizard that you use to install or uninstall agents.
Computers	Positions the cursor at the Computersnode ( Administration) in the Navigation pane. The Detail pane for this node provides links to nodes where you can view and manage computers. The following links are available: All Computers Management Servers Unmanaged Computers Agentless Managed Computers Agent-managed Computers Windows Server Cluster Computers Pending actions Computer Discovery Rules
Console Scopes	Positions the cursor at the Console Scopesnode ( Administration) in the Navigation pane.
Global Settings	Positions the cursor at the Global Settingsnode ( Administration) in the Navigation pane.
Product Connectors	Positions the cursor at the Product Connectorsnode ( Administration) in the Navigation pane.

See Also

Configuring and Administering MOM