TABLE OF CONTENTS As discussed earlier in the chapter, the first step in preparing to install Microsoft Operations Manager is to verify that the computers selected to host the various components of the MOM installation meet the minimum hardware and software requirements. Your objectives for the MOM installation were discussed in Chapter 3. Those objectives determine how you will use MOM and that determines what components need to be installed.
As we discussed at the beginning of this chapter, even though you have already carefully planned your objectives for the installation of MOM 2005, there are a few things you should examine one more time before you begin the installation. Again, those things you should review include:
The MOM 2005 Key Concepts
Your deployment design and planning documents developed in Chapter 3
The MOM 2005 release notes to identify any changes in the software that could affect your original plan
The MOM 2005 Performance and Sizing Guide
The MOM 2005 Security Guide
The MOM 2005 Supported Configurations data sheet
You should go over these items one more time before you begin your installation on multiple computers so that any potential difficulties can be prevented if possible now.
As before, what components are going to be installed determine the minimum hardware and software requirements. It may seen somewhat redundant to go over these requirements again, but where we previously looked at the requirements for a single server hosting all components, we are now looking at...
