How to Chain Gateways
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 - Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Operations Manager
It is sometimes necessary to chain multiple gateways together in order to monitor across multiple untrusted boundaries. This topic describes how to chain multiple gateways together.
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You should install one gateway at a time and verify that each newly installed gateway is configured correctly before adding another gateway in the chain.
To chain multiple gateway servers
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On the management server that was targeted during the gateway server installation, run the Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.GatewayApprovalTool.exe tool to initiate communication between the management server and the gateway.
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Open a command prompt, and navigate to the Operations Manager installation directory or, and then run the following: Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.gatewayApprovalTool.exe /ManagementServerName=<managementserverFQDN> /GatewayName=<GatewayFQDN> /Action=Create
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Install the gateway server on a new server. For more information, see Installing Gateway Server.
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Configure the certificates between gateways in the same way that you would configure certificates between a gateway and a management server. For more information, see Importing Certificates with the MOMCertImport.exe Tool. The Health Service can only load and use a single certificate. Therefore, the same certificate is used by the parent and child of the gateway in the chain.