Stopping MOM from Managing or Monitoring Computers

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Stopping MOM form managing or monitoring computers can take three forms: Uninstalling agents form agent-managed computer, stopping agentless management, and deleting computers.

Uninstalling Agents

If you no longer want MOM to manage an agent-managed computer, you can uninstall the agent on that computer using the MOM Administrator console.

To uninstall an agent

  1. In the MOM Administrator console, expand Administration, expand Computers, and then click Agent-managed Computers.

  2. Right-click the computer that you want to stop MOM from managing, and then click Uninstall Agent.

To stop managing a computer with a manually-installed agent

  1. Log onto the computer where the agent is installed and using Add/Remove Programs uninstall the agent.

  2. In the MOM Administrator console, expand Administration, expand Computers, and then click Agent-managed Computers.

  3. Right-click the computer that you want to stop MOM from managing, and then click Force to Unmanaged.

Stopping Agentless Management

For an Agentless-managed computer you only need to change its management mode.

To stop agentless management for a computer

  1. In the MOM Administrator console, expand Administration, expand Computers, and then click Agentless Managed Computers.

  2. Right-click the computer that you want to stop MOM from managing, and then click Stop Agentless Management .

Deleting Computers

When you delete a computer from the Administrator console:

  • MOM offers you the option to automatically create a Computer Discovery rule that excludes the computer from being rediscovered by the Management Server.

  • The computer is removed from the MOM Database and all of its associated alerts, events, performance data, and computer attribute data are also deleted.

Note

This will not delete data that may have already been transferred to the MOM Reporting Database.

To delete a computer

  1. In the MOM Administrator console, expand Administration, expand Computers, and then click Unmanaged Computers.

  2. Right-click the computer that you want to delete, and then click Delete.

Note

Only computers in the Unmanaged management mode can be deleted.

Acknowledgments

Authors: Py Bateman (S&T Onsite), John Hallows, James R. Morey

Program Managers: Harry Sinn, Travis Wright, Lorenzo Rizzi, Thomas Theiner

Applies To:   Microsoft Operations Manager 2005

Primary Reviewers: Barry Webberley, Starr Parker, Bill Hodghead, Appireddy Kikkuru

Secondary Reviewers: Anandha Ganesan, Kerry Minietta, Stephanie Couch, Venkatesh Sargunesan, Janaina Bueno, Ramana Satyavarapu

Managing Editor: Sandra Faucett