Methods for Installing Agents

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If you install agents immediately, you can specify which account you want MOM to use to install the agent, and which account you want the agent to use to perform actions on the managed computer.

If you approve a computer for automatic agent installation during the next full computer discovery, MOM uses the Management Server Action Account to install the agent, and the Local System account for the Agent Action Account. For more information, see the Microsoft Operations Management 2005 Security Guide.

Install/Uninstall Agents Wizard (Preferred Method)

You can install agents immediately by running the Install/Uninstall Agents Wizard. MOM automatically discovers and installs agents on the computers matching the Computer Discovery rules that you create by running this wizard.

Computer Discovery Rule property dialog box

You can discover computers for agent installation by creating Computer Discovery rules using the Computer Discovery Rule property dialog box. Depending on the automatic agent installation settings for the Management Server, MOM either automatically installs agents on the computers that match these rules, or places the computers in the Pending Actions folder during the next full computer discovery.

ManualMC.txt Text File

You can discover computers for agent installation by adding computer names to a ManualMC.txt file. During the next full computer discovery, if Automatic Management is disabled, MOM places these computers in the Pending Actions folder. If Automatic Management is enabled, MOM automatically installs the agents. For more information about using a ManualMC.txt file, see Chapter 7 "Deploying MOM 2005 in Advanced Environments."

Processing Computers in the Pending Actions Folder

You can immediately install an agent or approve computers for automatic agent installation during the next full computer discovery.

Changing the Management Mode

You can also install an agent immediately by changing the management mode of an agentless managed or unmanaged computer to agent managed, which starts the Install Agent Wizard.