Determining Console Needs

Applies To: Operations Manager 2007 R2, Operations Manager 2007 SP1

Operations Manager users need a console to access monitored objects through a graphical interface. The consoles available to your users are the Operations console and the Web console. The Operations console allows Operations Manager users to perform all actions that their user role allows while the Web console displays only Monitoring and My Workspace panes.

If you create a user role based on the Author or Advanced Operator profile those users must have the Operations console to perform all of the tasks that these profiles allow.

As the administrator, you must deploy the Operations console to each user's computer by using the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Setup wizard. The Operations console can run on one of two client operating systems: Windows XP and Windows Vista. Some of the requirements include a minimum of 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM and a 1 gigahertz (GHz) processor. For a full list of hardware and software components for installing the Operations console see Operations Manager 2007 Supported Configurations at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=144400.

The Web console is designed for users that have a user role that is based on the Operator or Read-Only Operator profiles. Only the Monitoring and the My Workspace panes are available in the Web console. It is designed for operators to view monitoring data, run tasks, and resolve alerts. However, from the Web console you cannot use the Run As feature. All tasks are run on the agent by using the agent action account credentials.

No special hardware or operating system is required for the Web console. Users access your Web console server via Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7. If you have users whose job it is to create monitoring settings or override default settings that user must have an Operations console.