SCOM Installation and Configuration
The below installation procedure will install SCOM components (RMS), Operations Manager DB. The root management server (RMS) is the only management server in a management group that runs the System Center Data Access (previously named the SDK service) and the System Center Management Configuration (previously named the config service) services, and the management group cannot operate without these services.
Prerequisites:
- On RMS server, ensure that the domain Operations Manager Administrators security group has been added to the local Administrators group.
- Ensure that each server meets the prerequisites for the management server and User Interface components:
- Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2008
- MDAC version 2.80.1022.0 or later
- .NET Framework version 2.0
- .NET Framework version 3.0 features
- Add the Data Access and Config service account to the Local Administrators group on RMS server.
Check prerequisites for RMS installation:
- Log on to the Server that will have administrative rights.
- On your installation media, start exe. This starts the System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Setup on the Start page.
3. Under the Prepare heading, click Check Prerequisites to start the Prerequisite Viewer.
4. In the Components box, select the Server and Console components, and click Check.
5. When you are done with the Prerequisite Viewer, click Close.
Installing RMS:
In this procedure, you install the first management server in the management group (the RMS).
- Log on to the Server that will have administrative rights.
- On your installation media, start exe. This starts the System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Setup Wizard on the Start page.
- Under the Install heading, click Install Operations Manager 2007 R2. This starts the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Setup Wizard.
- On the Welcome page, click Next.
5. On the End User License Agreement page, select the I accept the terms in the license agreement option, and then click Next.
6. On the Product Registration page, enter the appropriate values in the User Name and Organization Enter your 25-digit CD Key, and then click Next.
7. On the Custom Setup page, leave the Database, Management server and User Interfaces options set to This component, and all dependent components, will be installed on the local disk drive. Set the Command Shell and Web Console components to This component will not be available, accept the default installation location, and then click Next.
8. The below screen will be displayed, if you have any warnings. Click Next to continue.
9. On the Management Group Configuration page, type the name for your Management group.
10. Check that the SQL Server Port field has the value of 1433 and then click Next.
11. Check that the SQL Database Name field reads OperationsManager. You can change the Data and Log file location by selecting “Advanced” button.
12. On the Management Server Action Account page, accept the default Domain or Local Computer Account option, enter the credentials of the MSAA, and then click Next.
13. On the SDK and Config Service Account page, select the Domain or Local Account option, enter the credentials for the Data Access and Config service account, and then click Next.
14. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, optionally indicate whether you want to join this program, and then click Next.
15. On the Microsoft Update page, optionally indicate whether you want to use the Microsoft Update services to check for updates, and then click Next.
16. On the Ready to Install the Program page, click Install when you are ready for the installation to proceed.
17. On the Completing the System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Setup Wizard page, clear the Start the Console check box, ensure that the Backup Encryption Key check box is selected, and then click Finish. The Encryption Key Backup or Restore Wizard will now launch.
Backup the Encryption key:
- On the Introduction page of the Encryption Key Backup or Restore Wizard, click Next.
- On the Backup or Restore? page, select Backup the Encryption Key option, and then click Next.
- On the Provide a Location page, specify a valid path and file name for the encryption key and click Next.
- On the Provide a Password page, enter a password to secure the encryption key backup file and click Next to start the backup process. You will be prompted for this password when you restore the RMS encryption key later in this procedure.
You should see the Secure Storage Backup Complete page. Click Finish