Microsoft

Operations
Manager 2005
Deployment Guide

Introducing the MOM 2005

Deployment Guide
Authors: John Hallows, James R. Morey
Program Managers: Harry Sinn, Travis Wright, Lorenzo Rizzi, Thomas
Theiner
Published: August 2004

Applies To: Microsoft Operations Manager 2005

Document Version: Release 1.0

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Introducing the
MOM 2005
Deployment Guide
C H A P T E R 1
This chapter explains the scope of the Microsoft® Operations Manager (MOM) 2005
Deployment Guide and how to use the guide to deploy one or more management groups. A
management group consists of a MOM Database, one or more MOM Management Servers, the
MOM Administrator console and MOM Operator console, and up to 3,500 managed computers.
A management group can also include any of the following optional components: the
MOM Reporting Server, The MOM Connector Framework (MCF), product connectors and the
MOM Web console.

In This Chapter
• Scope
• How to Use This Guide
• Intended Audience
• Additional Resources
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Scope
The Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Deployment Guide provides detailed instructions and
best practices for installing Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 components and for
upgrading MOM 2000 SP1 to MOM 2005. This guide explains how to install all MOM
components on a single computer and how to install MOM components across multiple
computers. This guide also covers installing MOM 2005 in advanced configurations, such as
those involving multitiering, firewalls, multihoming, or on clustered servers.

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6 Chapter 1 Introducing the MOM 2005 Deployment Guide

After you have installed the MOM 2005 components, refer to the Microsoft Operations
Manager 2005 Operations Guide for detailed instructions about configuring, operating, and
maintaining MOM 2005.
Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Deployment Guide provides information about how to
deploy three distinct MOM design architectures. These design architectures have been
thoroughly tested and are the only supported MOM architectures. The supported architectures
are:
• Single management group with agent failover
• Multiple management groups with multihomed agents
• Multitiered management groups
The single management group architecture represents the base MOM deployment design. The
multiple management groups with multihomed agents and the alert-forwarding (i.e. mutlitiered)
architectures are advanced architectures, which are based on the single management group
architecture.

Important
Workgroup Edition - If you are deploying the Workgroup
Edition, use the Workgroup Edition documentation,
Readme_WorkGroupEdition.htm on the MOM CD.

This guide does not include information about the hardware and software requirements for
MOM 2005. For information about the hardware and software requirements, see the “MOM 2005
Supported Configurations” data sheet on the MOM 2005 CD.
This guide does not include information about planning or sizing your MOM deployment.

How to Use This Guide

The Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Deployment Guide is organized based on the size and
complexity of the IT environment. The MOM deployment that will best meet your needs depends
on the number of computers that you plan to manage and the level of complexity in your IT
environment.
You should use this guide in conjunction with the “MOM Performance and Sizing” white paper
and MOM Management Sizer. They can help you to determine the size and configuration of the
MOM deployment that best fits your environment. You can obtain a copy of the MOM 2000 SP1

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 Additional Resources 7

version of this white paper at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=20743. The MOM 2005

version was not available at the time this document was published.
Installing all MOM 2005 components on a single computer
If you plan to manage less than 200 computers, you can usually accomplish this by installing all
MOM 2005 components on a single computer that is appropriately sized and configured. If the
number of managed computers grows beyond 200, you can install additional Management
Servers on separate computers.
Chapter 2, “Installing MOM 2005 on a Single Computer,” provides detailed instructions for
installing all MOM 2005 components on a single computer.
Installing MOM 2005 components across multiple computers
If you plan to manage more than 200 computers or to provide for agent failover, it is
recommended that you install MOM 2005 components across multiple computers that are
appropriately sized and configured for each component. With agent failover, the MOM agents on
managed computers can automatically report to other Management Servers in the same
management group if their primary Management Server becomes unavailable.
Chapter 3, “Deploying MOM 2005 across Multiple Computers,” provides detailed instructions
for installing MOM 2005 components across multiple computers.
Installing specific MOM 2005 components
Whether you install the MOM 2005 components on a single computer or across multiple
computers, you will need to refer to the following chapters. These chapters provide more detail
about installing MOM agents, MOM Reporting, and MOM Management Packs.
Chapter 4, “Discovering Computers and Deploying MOM Agents,” provides detailed instructions
for installing MOM agents remotely or manually.
Chapter 5, “Deploying MOM 2005 Reporting,” provides detailed instructions for installing
MOM 2005 Reporting.
Chapter 6, “Deploying MOM 2005 Management Packs,” provides detailed instructions for
importing MOM 2005 Management Packs.
Installing MOM 2005 in advanced environments
Some IT environments might require more advanced deployment and installation scenarios for
MOM 2005. Some examples are deploying MOM across firewalls or non-trusted domains,
installing the MOM Database or the MOM Reporting Database on a cluster, or using command-
line parameters to install MOM components or agents.
Chapter 7, “Deploying MOM 2005 in Advanced Environments,” provides detailed instructions
for installing MOM 2005 components in advanced environments.

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Chapter 8, “Deploying Multiple Management Groups with Multihomed Agents,” provides

detailed instructions for deploying multihomed MOM agents that report to multiple management
groups.
Chapter 9, “Creating Multitiered Management Groups,” provides detailed instructions for
creating multitiered MOM management groups. Multitiered MOM management groups are
multiple source management groups that forward alerts and other monitoring data to a destination
management group.
Upgrading to MOM 2005 from MOM 2000 Service Pack 1
Chapter 10, “Upgrading to MOM 2005,” provides detailed information about upgrading
MOM 2000 SP1to MOM 2005.

Intended Audience
This guide is primarily for IT managers and IT support staff, including analysts and service desk
specialists. This material is valuable to anyone who is deploying MOM 2005 and is especially
valuable if your IT infrastructure uses the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) or Microsoft
Operations Framework (MOF). For more information about MOF, see the Microsoft Operations
Framework Web site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?linkid=8935.

Hardware and Software

Requirements
Check the hardware specifications for any computer hosting the MOM Database, Management
Server, the MOM consoles, MOM Reporting Database, MOM Reporting Services, or agents
against the minimum hardware and software requirements that are specified in the “MOM 2005
Supported Configurations” data sheet on the MOM 2005 CD. Either remove any computer that
does not meet the minimum hardware or software specification from your rollout plan or upgrade
it to the appropriate hardware or software specification. Also check the available disk space on
the computer to verify that it falls within the stated guidelines for free disk space.
For more information about database sizing, see the “MOM Performance and Sizing” white
paper. You can obtain a copy of the MOM 2000 SP1 version of this white paper at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=20743The MOM 2005 version was not available at the
time this document was published.

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 Additional Resources 9

Important
Verify that the appropriate security updates, hotfixes, and
service packs are applied to the operating system and to all
applications that are required for deploying MOM.

Additional Resources
For the latest information about MOM, see the MOM Web site at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=6727.
To access the MOM core product documentation on the Web, see to the Technical Resources
section of the MOM Web site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=8943.

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