Because the management server requires an agent on the same computer, the setup program automatically selects the agent components (the agent services and the AppManager for Microsoft Windows module) for installation when you select the management server. For more information about installing agents, see Section 8.0, Installing Agent Components.
NetIQ Corporation recommends installing at least two management servers per QDB and designating one as primary and one as secondary to provide failover support for agent computers. For more information about determining the number of management servers for your environment, see Implementation Guidelines. For more information about designating primary and secondary management servers, see Section 8.0, Installing Agent Components and the Administrator Guide for AppManager, available on the AppManager Documentation page.
For information about the default ports that enable communication between the management server and the Windows and UNIX agents, see Reviewing AppManager Port Usage. If you need to change the ports the management server and agents use, update both the management server and each agent computer with which the management server communicates. For example, if you change the port to which the management server binds for receiving information from the agent computer but do not set corresponding port information when you install the agent, the management server and the agent computer cannot communicate. For more information about changing the default listening ports, see the Administrator Guide for AppManager, available on the AppManager Documentation page. Consult a network security administrator before you change ports.
During management server installation, the setup program prompts you for an account for the NetIQ AppManager Management Service (NetIQms) to use, and for an account for the management server to use to connect to the QDB. For more information about the account requirements, see Reviewing Required Accounts and Permissions.
Once the setup program successfully installs the management server, if an agent is already present, the setup program automatically runs the Discovery_AMHealth Knowledge Script to prepare the management site components for health monitoring in Control Center. Otherwise, the setup program runs the Knowledge Script after agent installation. For information about using Control Center to monitor the health of your AppManager components, see the Control Center User Guide for AppManager, available on the AppManager Documentation page.