Chapter 9. Installing and Configuring Agents

In this Chapter

Understanding Basic Concepts Discovering Computers and Deploying Agents Configuring Agent-Managed Systems Multihomed Agents Integrating Agentless-Managed Systems into MOM 2005 Identifying Unmanaged Computers Managing Agents Troubleshooting Tips

This chapter focuses on agents and how they are used in Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. We discuss what agents are and how MOM discovers computers and deploys agents. We explain the differences between agent-managed and agentless-managed computers and the concepts of unmanaged computers and multihomed agents. Finally, we discuss how to manage agents, including how to remove agents from the systems in your environment.