Prerequisite Checker

This section assumes a Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 server will be used for the single-server installation, but the prerequisite checker looks at more general requirements based on the OpsMgr-supported platforms. The prerequisite checker looks for the following software on a single-server configuration:

• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 or SQL Server 2008

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Service Pack 1 or SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

• World Wide Web service running and set for automatic startup

• WS-MAN v1.1

• NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Framework 3.0 components

• Windows PowerShell

• Key hotfixes

To use the Prerequisite Viewer for a single-server configuration, perform the following steps:

1. Log on with an account that has administrator rights.

2. Insert the Operations Manager 2007 R2 installation media.

3. The setup starts automatically or launches SetupOM.exe.

4. Click Check Prerequisites to start the Prerequisite Viewer.

5. Select Operational Database, Server, Console, Power Shell, Web Console, Reporting, and Data Warehouse. Click Check.

6. When you finish with the Prerequisite Viewer, click Close.

Remediate all the guidance in the prerequisite checker before proceeding to the installation. The guidance includes warnings, particularly with some of the hotfixes. Leaving out hotfixes might enable the installation to proceed but might make the OpsMgr application less stable. All recommendations should be applied to ensure the most stable platform possible. If any of the installations require a reboot, run the prerequisite checker again.

When the server meets all the prerequisites and is ready for installation, the steps to run the install are as follows:

1. Log on with the OpsMgr service account.

2. Launch SetupOM.exe from the OpsMgr installation media.

3. Click Install Operations Manager 2007 R2.

4. Click Next.

5. Accept the license agreement and click Next.

6. Enter the CD key if required and then click Next.

7. When the Custom Setup page displays, leave the components set to their defaults, and then click Next.

8. Type the management group name in the Management Group box and click Next.

9. Select the instance of SQL Server on which to install the Operations Manager 2007 R2 database (choose the local system because this is a single-server install) and then click Next.

10. Leave the default database size of 1,000 MB and then click Next.

11. Select Domain or Local Computer Account, type the user account and password, select the domain or local computer from the list, and then click Next.

12. On the SDK and Config Service Account page, select Domain or Local Account, type the user account and password, select the domain or local computer from the list, and then click Next.

13. On the Web Console Authentication Configuration page, select Use Windows Authentication and click Next.

14. On the Operations Manager Error Reports page, leave Do You Want To Send Error Reports to Microsoft cleared and click Next to not send Operations Manager 2007 R2 error reports to Microsoft.

15. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, leave the default option of I Don’t Want to Join the Program selected and then click Next.

16. On the Ready to Install page, click Install.

17. When the Completing the System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Setup Wizard page appears, leave the Backup Encryption Key box selected to back up the encryption key.

18. Leave Start the Console selected to open the Operations console.

19. Click Finish.

Operations Manager 2007 R2 is now installed in a single-server configuration. This configuration can manage up to 250 servers.