New MOM 2005 SP1 Installation

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There are several tasks you need to complete prior to installing the MOM 2005 server components. They are:

  • Verify Software and Hardware Requirements

  • MOM Security Accounts

Verify Software and Hardware Requirements

You can run the MOM Prerequisite Checker in MOM Setup to check the hardware and software prerequisites and to create a report listing which prerequisites must be fulfilled prior to installing MOM 2005.

For complete information about hardware and software requirements, see Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Supported Configurations, located on the Documentation tab of the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Setup Resources dialog.

Create MOM Security Accounts

When you install MOM 2005 SP1, the account you use to install MOM components must have administrator credentials. Additionally, you must create and configure two domain accounts in preparation for installing the MOM Database and the Management Server components:

Note

It is recommended that you use different accounts for the MOM Management Server Action account and the Data Access Server (DAS) account.

MOM Management Server Action account

This account is used to install agents by default, run computer discovery, and collect and process data from the Management Server.

Note

The accounts used in the following examples are for the purpose of illustration only.

Example Create a domain user account called momaction in your domain.

Data Access Server (DAS) account

This account provides centralized access to the MOM database. By default, MOM will assign the account you specify during setup to the correct security group and Microsoft SQL Server role for the DAS.

Example Create a domain user account called momdas in your domain.

Note

If you are installing the MOM 2005 SP1 Workgroup Edition, this account is not necessary.

For more information about creating or modifying these service accounts, see the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Security Guide.