How To Install the SCOM Agent on a Server

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Christopher Arnett

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May 29, 2024

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This article provides step by step instructions on installing the SCOM (System Center Operations Manager) agent on a Windows Server.

Instructions

Login into the SH-SCOM server.
Open Operations Console from the Start Menu

Go to Administration and run the discovery wizard:

Choose “Windows Computers”

Choose Advanced Discovery:

Select “Browse for, or type-in computer names, and select browse button. Type in the computer name you are installing for.

Select “Use selected Management Server Action Account and click “Discover”

Select the object to manage (the target server).

Use Local System credentials, and leave APM checked, and click “Finish” button.

You will see the Task is started. It will take a few minutes to complete.

Finally you will see status change to “Success” when the task completes.

To confirm, go to “Agent Managed” under Device Management and you should see the server listed there.

After a few minutes, it will be monitored, and display as “Healthy”.

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