Your Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 implementation project will consist of several phases. There will be a design and testing phase, a deployment phase, and an operational phase. If you already have Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 implemented, you will go through a co-existence and migration phase.

In addition to these phases, you will also be engaged in special tasks such as security planning, management pack development, and backup and recovery planning. The Operations Manager 2007 Deployment and Configuration Guide provides information that can be used to assist you during the deployment phase of your Operations Manager 2007 implementation.