1. Log on to the computer with an account that is a member of the Operations Manager Administrators role for the Operations Manager 2007 management group.

2. In the Operations console, click the Administration button.

3. In the Administration pane, expand Administration, expand Device Management, and then click Agent Managed.

4. In the Agent Managed pane, select the computers for which you want to change the primary management server, right-click them, and then select Change Primary Management Server.

   Note
   The Change Primary Management Server option will be unavailable if Active Directory Domain Services was used to assign any of the selected computers to the management group. For information about using Active Directory Domain Services, Using Active Directory Domain Services to Assign Computers to Operations Manager 2007 Management Groups.

5. In the Change Management Server dialog box, select the desired management server from the list, and then click OK. The change takes effect on the agent after its next update interval.

1. Log on to a managed computer with an account that is a member of the administrators security group for the computer.

2. In Add or Remove Programs, click Change for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Agent.

   Note
   The Agent Setup Wizard can also be run by double-clicking MOMAgent.msi, which is available on the Operations Manager 2007 installation media.

3. In the Agent Setup Wizard, click Next.

4. On the Program Maintenance page, select Modify and click Next.

5. On the Management Group Configuration page, leave Specify Management Group information selected, and then click Next.

6. In the next Management Group Configuration page, do the following:

   1. Type the name of the Management Server.
      
      
   2. Type the Management Server Port, or leave the default 5723.
      
      
   3. Click Next.
      
      

7. On the Ready to Install page, review the settings, and then click Install to display the Installing Systems Center Operations Manager Agent page.

8. When the Completing the Systems Center Operations Manager Agent Setup Wizard page displays, click Finish.

1. Log on to the managed computer with an account that is a member of the administrators security group for the computer.

2. Open the command window.

3. At the prompt, type the following command-line example:

   Important
   Microsoft Windows Installer public properties must be uppercase, such as PROPERTY=value. For more information about Windows Installer, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70004.

   %WinDir%\System32\msiexec.exe /i \\path\Directory\MOMAgent.msi /qn USE_SETTINGS_FROM_AD=0 MANAGEMENT_GROUP=MG1 MANAGEMENT_SERVER_DNS=MS2.Domain1.net

4. The preceding command-line example will reconfigure the agent to use MS2.Domain1.net as its primary management server for management group MG1.

   Important
   If the Domain Name System (DNS) and Active Directory names for the management server differ, the MANAGEMENT_SERVER_AD_NAME property would also need to be set to the fully qualified Active Directory Domain Services name.

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