Microsoft KB Archive/939360

= The characteristics of the restricted version of MOM 2005 that is available together with Forefront Client Security =

Article ID: 939360

Article Last Modified on 7/9/2007

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 * Microsoft Forefront Client Security

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes the characteristics of the restricted version of Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 that is available together with Microsoft Forefront Client Security.



MORE INFORMATION
Forefront Client Security includes a restricted version of MOM 2005. This restricted version can only be used together with Forefront Client Security. Additionally, the restricted version of MOM 2005 only supports the Forefront Client Security Management Pack that is provided.

This restricted version of MOM 2005 does not support installing any other MOM Management Packs. Additionally, this version of MOM does not support creating custom rules. The unrestricted version of MOM 2005 typically supports 4,000 computers. However, Forefront Client Security can scale up to 10,000 computers. Therefore, any additional rules may cause an unknown performance effect on the MOM 2005 system.

The license you purchase together with Forefront Client Security does not support an option to install any other Management Packs in the restricted version of MOM 2005. But with appropriate licensing, Forefront Client Security will support co-existence with non-restricted versions of MOM 2005. To enable this support, you can install agents manually that belong to multiple management groups (multihoming).

For more information about multihoming in MOM, visit the following Microsoft Technet Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb418893.aspx

