1. Use local administrator privileges to log on to the computer. This account must also have system administrator privileges on the instance of SQL Server that will host the Operations Manager 2007 database.

2. On the Operations Manager 2007 installation media, double-click the SetupOM.exe file.

3. On the Start page, select Install Operations Manager 2007 R2.

4. When the Welcome page displays, click Next.

5. On the End-User License Agreement page, accept the agreement and then click Next.

6. On the Product Registration page, type the information in the text boxes (the CD key is required), and then click Next.

7. When the Custom Setup page displays, leave the components set to their defaults, and then click Next.

8. On the Management Group Configuration page, do the following:

   1. Type the name you want for the management group in the Management Group text box.  The name of a management group cannot be changed. This name will be displayed in the Title bar of the Operations console.
      
      

      Note

      The management group name cannot contain the following characters, ( ) ^ ~ : ; . ! ? " , ' ` @ # % \ / * + = $ | & [ ] <>{}, or have a leading or trailing space. It is recommended that the management group name is unique within your organization if you plan to connect Operations Manager 2007 management groups. For information about connected Operations Manager 2007 management groups, see About the Connected Management Groups Node in Operations Manager 2007.

   2. Click Browse and select the universal or global security group that you want added to the management group's administrators role, and then click OK.
      
      

      Important
      The person installing the management group must be a member of the specified universal or global security group to run the Operations console.

   3. Click Next.
      
      

9. On the SQL Server Database Instance page, in the SQL Server Database Instance list, select the instance of SQL Server on which you want to install the Operations Manager 2007 database, and then click Next.

10. On the Database and Log File Options page, in the Database size text box, type the initial size of the Operations Manager database or leave the default of 1,000 MB, and then click Next.

    Note
    To change the default database name or installation location of either the data file or the log file, click Advanced, make the changes, click OK, and then click Next to continue.

11. On the Management Server Action Account page, do one of the following:

    • Select Local System, and click Next.
      
      
    • Type the User Account and Password, select the Domain or local computer from the list, and then click Next. If User Account is provided in alias@domain.com format, the value in Domain or local computer is ignored.
      
      

    Note
    If you plan to deploy agents to remote computers from the Operations Manager 2007 Operations console, the management server Action account must have administrative privileges on these remote computers. For detailed information about Operations Manager 2007 accounts, see Operations Manager 2007 Accounts.

12. On the SDK and Config Service Account page, do one of the following:

    • Select Local System, and click Next.
      
      
    • Type the User Account and Password, select the Domain or local computer from the list, and then click Next. If User Account is provided in alias@domain.com format, the value in Domain or local computer is ignored.
      
      

13. On the Web Console Authentication Configuration page, select Use Windows Authentication if the console will be accessed only over an intranet. Leave Use Forms Authentication selected if the console will be accessed over the Internet.

14. On the Operations Manager Error Reports page, either leave Do you want to send error reports to Microsoft cleared and click Next to not send Operations Manager 2007 error reports to Microsoft, or select Do you want to send error reports to Microsoft and do the following:

    1. Select Automatically send error reports about this product to Microsoft without prompting the user, or leave the default option, Prompt the user for approval before sending error reports to Microsoft, selected.
       
       
    2. Click Next.
       
       

15. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, do one of the following:

    • Leave the default option of I don't want to join the program selected if you do not want your organization to participate in the program, and then click Next.
      
      

    Or

    • Select Join the Customer Experience Improvement Program if you want your organization to participate in the program, and then click Next.
      
      

16. On the Ready to Install page, click Install. The Installing System Center Operations Manager 2007 page will display and provide installation progress.

17. When the Completing the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Setup Wizard page displays, do the following:

    • Leave the Start the Console check box selected to open the Operations console.
      
      

      Note
      To open the Operations console, you must be a member of an Operations Manager 2007 user role for the management group. For information about adding a user to a user role, see Security Considerations in Operations Manager 2007

    • Leave Back up Encryption Key selected to backup the encryption key.
      
      

      Important

      Back up the encryption key to export the root management server key for backup purposes. Without a backup of the root management server key, you would need to re-enter all of your Run As accounts if you had to rebuild the root management server. In larger environments, this rebuild could involve hundreds of accounts. For more information about the Encryption Key Backup or Restore Wizard, see How to Backup and Restore Encryption Keys in Operations Manager 2007

    • Click Finish.
      
      

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