Installing Consoles on Remote Computers

The Administrator and Operator consoles are initially installed on the management server. One of your tasks after installing MOM is to install consoles on computers used by individuals who monitor operations or maintain MOM. Placing additional consoles on remote computers enhances physical security by limiting direct access to the production management server. Additional consoles also make monitoring more convenient for the individual sitting at his or her desk.

To install a console remotely, the intended system must be running Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later, Windows XP Professional (or 64-bit with Service Pack 1), or Windows Server 2003; the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1; and have at least 128MB of RAM available. The consoles are installed by running the MOM 2005 Setup program setup.exe, located in the root of the MOM installation directory, on the computer you will be installing the consoles to, and specifying a custom installation. The specific procedure follows: