Microsoft Virtual Labs

Installing Operations Manager 2007

Installing Operations Manager 2007

Table of Contents
Installing Operations Manager .................................................................................................... 1
Exercise 1 Installing the Operations Manager Database, Management Server, Console and Configuring Certificates 2 Exercise 2 Install and Configure the Operations Manager Audit Collection Services (ACS) .......................................4 Exercise 3 Push an Agent to a Server and Enable the ACS Forwarder .........................................................................5 Exercise 4 Importing Management Packs .....................................................................................................................6 Exercise 5 Installing Operations Manager Reporting ....................................................................................................7 Exercise 6 Importing Audit Collection Reports.............................................................................................................8 Exercise 7 Begin Monitoring (This part of the exercise is optional and is for users who would like to get familiar with the console) ............................................................................................................................................................ 9

Installing Operations Manager 2007

Installing Operations Manager

Objectives
After completing this lab, you will be able to: Install Operations Manager server infrastructure components (Operations Manager Database, Management Server and Operations Console) Install Audit Collection Service Discover computers and install agents Enable ACS on a Server Import Management Packs Install Operations Manager Reporting Server Import ACS Reports Begin Monitoring

Estimated Time to Complete This Lab Computers used in this Lab

50 Minutes

MOMDC1

MOMAGENT

The password for the momuser account on all computers in this lab is: MOM#2007

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Exercise 1 Installing the Operations Manager Database, Management Server, Console and Configuring Certificates
Scenario
In this exercise you will start up the Virtual PC images and install the Operations Manager Database, Management Server and Console on the computer named MOMDC1. The Operations Manager Database is always the first component to be installed in any Operations Manager deployment. Tasks Complete the following tasks on: MOMDC1 Install the Microsoft Operations Manager 2007 Database Detailed Steps a. On the MOMDC1 Virtual PC image, double-click on the Shortcut to SetupOM.exe (Launch OpsMgr 2007 Setup.exe) icon on the desktop. This will launch the Microsoft Operations Manager 2007 Setup dialog. NOTE: If you need to login login as User: MOMUSER, Domain: PARIS the password is MOM#2007. Password is case sensitive. b. Click Run if the File Download security warning is displayed. c. On the Setup dialog, select the Install Operations Manager 2007 link. NOTE: This will launch the Windows Installer user interface to install Operations Manager 2007 server components. d. e. f. g. Click Next on the welcome screen. Accept the End-User License Agreement and click Next. Click Next on the Product Registration screen.

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On the Custom Setup dialogue click each of the drop downs and select This component will be installed on local hard drive for all components except Web Console. For Web Console select This component will not be available. Click Next. Note: You may be prompted that the prerequisite checked has passed with warnings. This is simply due to the fact that we are running on virtual images which have been allocated a minimum quantity of RAM. You can click Next to skip this warning. h. Provide a Management Group Name such as OpsMgr07. Note: You need to change the From this location once you click the Browse button to search the entire directory for the MOMAdmins group that was precreated for this labClick Browse and type MOM ADMINS, click Check Names and click OK. i. Click Next. j. Click Next on the SQL Server Database Instance screen. Note: This dialog is only used if you have more than one instance of SQL Server on your computer. Make sure have MOMDC1\INSTANCE1 selected then click Next. k. Change the database size to 500 MB and click Next. Note: For purposes of the lab only install will complete faster. If you like you can specify a unique operations manager database name. l. On the Management Server Action Account screen, ensure that the Domain or Local Computer Account radio button is selected and input the following information: User Account: MOMACTION

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Installing Operations Manager 2007 Tasks Detailed Steps n. Password: MOM#2007 Domain or local computer: PARIS

m. Click Next. On the SDK and Configurations Service Account screen input the following information select the Domain or Local Account radio button and enter: o. p. q. r. s. t. 2. Running the Encryption Key and Backup or Restore Wizard after setup is complete Account: MOMSDK Password: MOM#2007 Domain or local computer: PARIS

Click Next. On the Operations Manager Error Reporting screen, click Next. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program screen, click Next. On the Microsoft Update screen, click Next. Click Install to begin the installation. This may take 10 minutes to complete

Note: Starting with OpsMgr 2007 SP1 RTM we have added a new wizard at the end of Root Management Server setup that will walk you through backing up your encryption keys. This procedure is important because in case of a disaster when you need to rebuild you environment you will need the encryption keys to reattach your databases and access the run as accounts\profiles that have been encrypted with this key. a. On the Finish screen click to deselect Start the Console. b. Wait for the installation to complete and then click the Finish button. Note: You will also notice the Encryption Key and Backup or Restore Wizard launch. c. On the Introduction page, click Next. Note: You will notice the Active Directory Management Pack Helper Objects being installed you can minimize the display or click close once it has finished. d. e. f. Leave the default radio button action of Backup the Encryption Key and click Next. Type in a location in the Path box such as C:\RMS.bin and click Next. Specify a password of MOM#2007 in the Password and Confirm Password text boxes and click Next

g. Click Finish on the Secure Storage Backup completion screen. Note: We recommend customers keep the encryption key on a share that is accessible by all management servers so in case they need to rebuild their environment they have the key easily accessible. h. If the System Center Operations Manager 2007 setup screen is still open click Exit.

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Exercise 2 Install and Configure the Operations Manager Audit Collection Services (ACS)
Scenario
In this exercise, you will install the ACS collector and ACS database. You can use Audit Collection Services (ACS) to collect records generated by an audit policy and store them in a centralized database. By default, auditing is configured on individual computers and all events generated from an audit policy are saved to the local Security log of the audited computer. Tasks Complete the following tasks on: MOMDC1 Install ACS Collector and Database Detailed Steps a. b. c. d. e. f. g. On the MOMDC1 server double click on the Shortcut to SetupOM.exe. On the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Setup screen, click Install Audit Collection Server. Click Next on the Audit Collection Services Collector Setup Screen. Accept the License Agreement then click Next. On the Database Installation Options leave the Create a new database option selected and click Next. On the Data Source screen click Next. On the Database screen select the radio button next to Database server running locally. For the Database server instance name type INSTANCE1 and for the Database name type OperationsManagerAC. Click Next. On the Database Authentication screen leave the defaults and click Next. On the Database Creation Options screen select Use SQL Servers default data and log file directories and click Next. On the Event Retention Schedule page, click Next. On the ACS Stored Timestamp Format page, click Next. You will get a SQL Server Login screen prompt. Select MOMDC1\INSTANCE1 as the Server. Click OK. On the Audit Collection Services has been successfully installed screen click Finish. On the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Setup splash screen click Exit.

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m. Click Next on the Summary page.

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Exercise 3 Push an Agent to a Server and Enable the ACS Forwarder

Scenario
In this exercise, you will push an agent to a server and enable ACS forwarding on it. Tasks Complete the following tasks on: MOMDC1 Push Agent on Server and enable ACS Forwarder Detailed Steps a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. n. 1. On the MOMDC1 Server, click Start | All Programs | System Center Operations Manager 2007 and click on Operations Console. Click on the Administration node in the bottom left of the console. Click on the Discovery Wizard link. On the Introduction screen click Next. On the Auto or Advanced click Next. On the Discovery Method screen click Browse for, or type-in computer names then click Browse. Type in MOMAGENT and click Check Names. Click OK. Once you are back to the Discovery Method screen click Next. On the Administrator Account screen click Discover. Once Discovery finishes select the MOMAGENT.PARIS.COM server and click Next. On the Summary screen leave the default settings and click Finish. Once the agent has successfully installed click Close. On the MOMDC1 Server go to Start | All Programs | System Center Operations Manager 2007 and click on Operations Console unless its already open. In the Operations Console, click on Monitoring.

m. This may take a few minutes to complete.

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In the Monitoring pane, expand Operations Manager, expand Agent, and then click Agent Health State. NOTE: This view has two panes, and the actions in this procedure are performed in the right pane. q. r. s. t. u. v. x. Click on the Actions button at the top to show your actions pane if its not present on the right. Click on the MOMAGENT host name on the right pane. This will display Health Service Tasks in the Action pane. Click on Enable Audit Collection. Click on Collector Server and then click Override. Type in the name of the ACS Collector MOMDC1 then click Override. The task should run and return a Success status back to you. Click Close.

w. On the Run Task Enable Audit Collection screen click Run.

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Exercise 4 Importing Management Packs

Scenario
In this exercise, you will import Management Packs using the Operations Manager Console. Tasks Complete the following tasks on: MOMDC1 Import Management Packs and Reports Detailed Steps a. b. c. d. In the console tree, click the Administration tab. Right-click Device Management and select Import Management Packs. Navigate to Desktop | SelectDCImage | ManagementPacks. Select the following Management Packs to import: e. f. g. Microsoft.Windows.Server.2003.mp Microsoft.Windows.Server.Library.mp

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Click Open. Click Import. Click Close.

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Exercise 5 Installing Operations Manager Reporting

Scenario
In this exercise, you will install the Operations Manager Reporting on the computer MOMDC1. Tasks Complete the following tasks on: MOMDC1 Install the Reporting components Detailed Steps a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. On the MOMDC1 server double click on the Shortcut to SetupOM.exe. Once the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Setup splash screen comes up click on Install Operations Manager 2007 Reporting. On the Operation Manager 2007 Reporting Setup screen click Next. On the End-User License Agreement screen, accept the EULA then click Next. On the Product Registration screen click Next. On the Custom Setup screen leave the default settings and click Next. If you get a message about the Prerequisite Check Passed with Warnings click Next. On the Connect to the Root Management Server screen type in MOMDC1 then click Next. On the SQL Server Database Instance screen leave the default SQL server and instance of MOMDC1\INSTANCE1 and click Next. On the Database and Log File Options screen change the Database size to 500 MB and click Next. On the SQL Server Reporting Services Instance screen click Next. On the Data Warehouse Write Account screen enter the following: n. User Account: MOMSDK Password: MOM#2007 Domain: PARIS

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m. Click Next. On the Data Reader Account screen enter the following: o. p. q. r. s. t. User Account: MOMSDK Password: MOM#2007 Domain: PARIS

Click Next. On the Operations Data Reports screen click Next. On the Microsoft Update screen click Next. On the Ready to Install the Program click Install. On the Completing the Operations Manager Reporting Components Setup Wizard Screen Click Finish. Click Exit on the Splash screen if its still opened.

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Exercise 6 Importing Audit Collection Reports

Scenario
In this exercise, you will import ACS reports in the Reporting Server. Tasks Complete the following tasks on: MOMDC1 Import ACS Reports Detailed Steps a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. On the MOMDC1 server create a temporary folder called acs on the c drive On the Desktop Navigate to Desktop | SelectCDImage | ReportModels | acs and copy the contents to c:\acs. Click Start | Run. Type cmd and press Enter. At the command prompt, type cd\ and press Enter. Type cd acs and press Enter. Type UploadAuditReports "MOMDC1\INSTANCE1" "http://localhost/reportserver$Instance1" "c:\acs" and press Enter. When the command completes, open Internet Explorer and enter the following address to view the SQL Reporting Services Home page. http://localhost/Reports$Instance1. Click Audit Reports in the body of the page and then click Show Details in the upper right part of the page. Scroll down and click on the link to the Db Audit. In the Connect Using section click Windows integrated security then click Apply Close out of Internet Explorer.

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m. On the MOMDC1 Server, close System Center Operations Manager 2007 and go to Start | All Programs | System Center Operations Manager 2007 and click on Operations Console to re-open n. Click on the Reporting space and you should see your Audit Reports. NOTE: The tasks completed so far are the list of tasks that a user needs to complete in order to install Operations Manager 2007 and have basic monitoring of their environment. We hope this lab has given you a good idea of how to deploy OpsMgr 2007 and configure the advanced feature of ACS Server setup. The following exercise is for those users who would like to get familiar with the Operations Manager 2007 Console.

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Exercise 7 Begin Monitoring (This part of the exercise is optional and is for users who would like to get familiar with the console)
Scenario
Now that you have installed the server infrastructure, deployed agents, and imported Management Packs and Reports you are ready to begin monitoring.

Tasks Complete the following tasks on: MOMDC1 Explore Operations Manager 2007

Detailed Steps a. Explore the navigation panel on the left side of the console. There are five different workspaces: Monitoring this is where an operator is able to view current operational data such as health state, alerts, events, performance charts, and topology diagrams. Authoring Management Pack authors can view the monitors and rules which are currently running, modify them and create new ones. Reports Management Pack authors can view the reports created. Administration Operations Manager administrators use this workspace to manage agents, user roles, security settings, notification recipients and subscriptions, and management packs. My Workspace users can personalize the console by creating views just for themselves, saving favorite views and reports, and persisting favorite searches here.

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Note: Certification: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuring

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