SCOM AGENT INSTALLATION STEP BY STEP

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1 SCOM AGENT INSTALLATION STEP BY STEP This spec describes the requirements, technology approach, application and data framework around the <insert system> monitoring. DOCUMENT UPDATE HISTORY Date Author Version / Changes 1/27/2016 Vikram Bedi Requested by Bob Nestor

2 Table of Contents DOCUMENT UPDATE HISTORY Executive Summary To install an agent on a computer running Windows by using the Discovery Wizard To enable Agent Proxy for windows computers to enable the cluster monitoring... 7 Executive Summary 2

3 1. Executive Summary This document describes the process to install an agent on a computer running Windows by using the Discovery Wizard. 2. To install an agent on a computer running Windows by using the Discovery Wizard 1. Log on to the Operations console with an account that is a member of the Operations Manager Administrators role. 2. Click Administration. 3. At the bottom of the navigation pane, click Discovery Wizard. 4. On the Discovery Type page, click Windows computers. 5. On the Auto or Advanced? page, do the following: a. Select Advanced discovery b. Click Next. Executive Summary 3

4 c. In the Computer and Device Classes list, select Servers and Clients d. In the Management Server list, click the management server or gateway server to discover the computers. e. If you selected Servers and Clients, you can select the Verify discovered computers can be contacted check box. This is likely to increase the success rate of agent deployment, but discovery can take longer. f. Click Next. 6. On the Discovery Method page, you can locate the computers that you want to manage by either scanning or browsing Active Directory Domain Services or typing the computer names. If you want to scan, do the following: a. If it is not already selected, select Scan Active Directory and then click Configure. b. In the Find Computers dialog box, type the criteria that you want to use for discovering computers, and then click OK. For all press *. c. In the Domain list, click the domain of the computers that you want to discover. To install an agent on a computer running Windows by using the Discovery Wizard 4

5 If you want to browse Active Directory Domain Services or type the computer names, do the following: o Select Browse for, or type-in computer names, click Browse, specify the names of the computers that you want to manage, and then click OK. o In the Browse for, or type-in computer names box, type the computer names, separated by a semi-colon, comma, or a new line. You can use NetBIOS computer names or fully qualified domain names (FQDN). 7. Click Next, and on the Administrator Account page, do one of the following: o Select Use selected Management Server Action Account if it is not already selected. To install an agent on a computer running Windows by using the Discovery Wizard 5

6 8. Click Discover to display the Discovery Progress page. The time it takes discovery to finish depends on many factors, such as the criteria specified and the configuration of the IT environment. If a large number (100 or more) of computers are being discovered or agents are being installed, the Operations console will not be usable during discovery and agent installation. 9. On the Select Objects to Manage page, do the following:. Select the computers that you want to be agent-managed computers. To install an agent on a computer running Windows by using the Discovery Wizard 6

7 a. In the Management Mode list, click Agent and then click Next. 10. On the Summary page, do the following:. Leave the Agent installation directory set to the default of %ProgramFiles%\System Center Operations Manager or type an installation path. a. Leave Agent Action Account set to the default, Local System, or select Other and type the User name, Password, and Domain. The Agent Action Account is the default account that the agent will use to perform actions. b. Click Finish. 11. In the Agent Management Task Status dialog box, the Status for each selected computer changes from Queued to Success; the computers are ready to be managed. 12. Click Close. 3. To enable Agent Proxy for windows computers to enable the cluster monitoring 1. Click Administration. To enable Agent Proxy for windows computers to enable the cluster monitoring 7

8 2. Go to Agent Managed beneath Device Management 3. Search for the Device 4. Right click on the Agent and select Properties 5. Select the Security tab 6. Select "Allow this agent to act as a proxy and discover managed objects on other computers". This will enable the cluster monitoring for the node. 7. Click OK. To enable Agent Proxy for windows computers to enable the cluster monitoring 8