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Trusted Domains with a Management Server in One Domain and the Managed Computers in Other Domains

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This scenario uses a deployment that consists of three domains (X, Y, and Z), with a Management Server and MOM database installed in domain Z and agents installed on managed computers in domains X and Y. The trust relationships among the domains are as follows:

  • Domain X trusts domain Z.

  • Domain Y trusts domain Z.

  • There is no trust between domain X and domain Y.

Domain Z contains a Management Server and the MOM database. Domain Z is also an accounts domain where all the enterprise user account information resides.

Installing MOM Servers

Use the deployment process described in Chapter 3, "Deploying MOM 2005 across Multiple Computers," as a guide to deploy the Management Server and MOM database in domain Z.

Installing MOM Agents

If the Management Server Action Account has administrator rights on all the target computers in domain X and domain Y, you can push-install agents on the target computers in these domains. Otherwise, you can provide credentials for an account that does have these rights to the domain when you use the Install/Uninstall Agents Wizard.

If you cannot use either of the preceding options, you must install the agents on the target computers in domain X and domain Y manually. If any of the managed computers is behind a firewall, you must install the agents manually. For more information about installing agents manually, see Chapter 4, "Discovering Computers and Deploying MOM Agents."

You can also use the command line to install agents. For more information, see the "Deploying MOM Using the Command Line" section in this chapter.