Processing Computers in the Pending Actions Folder

During a full computer discovery, MOM gathers information from all existing Computer Discovery rules and the ManualMC.txt file, and searches the network for matching computers. Depending on the automatic agent installation settings for the Management Server, MOM either installs agents immediately, or places the matching computers in the Pending Actions folder.

By default, all Management Servers in a management group are configured to not automatically install or uninstall agents. Unless, you change this setting, MOM places computers found during computer discovery in the Pending Actions folder. Computers targeted by using the ManualMC.txt file, are always placed in the Pending Actions folder.

For the computers in the Pending Actions folder, you can immediately install an agent or approve them for automatic agent installation during the next full computer discovery. If you approve computers for automatic agent installation, MOM installs the agent using the Management Server Action account. If you want to use a different account to install the agents, you should choose to install the agents immediately.

To install an agent immediately on a computer in the Pending Actions folder

  1. In the MOM Administrator console, expand Administration, and then click Pending Actions.

  2. Right-click the computer and then click Install Agent Now. This starts the Install Agent Wizard, which gives you the option of using an account other than the MOM Management Server Action account. To complete the wizard, follow the procedure in the "Install Agents by Using the Install Agent Wizard" section later in this chapter.

You do not need to run computer discovery for MOM to install the agent.

To approve a computer in the Pending Actions folder for agent installation in the next full computer discovery

  1. In the MOM Administrator console, expand Administration, and then click Pending Actions.

  2. In the details pane, right-click the computer you want to approve for agent installation, click Approve for Processing by Computer Discover.

The computer remains in the Pending Actions folder. MOM will automatically install an agent during the next full computer discovery.