Using MOM 2005 with a disjointed DNS namespace
The deployment guide for MOM 2005 has an interesting excerpt about DNS. So if you have problems when the target machine cant find the MOM 2005 server, then try this tip:
Using MOM 2005 With a Disjointed DNS Namespace.
To discover and push agents using MOM 2005 in a Disjointed DNS Namespace:
| • | Using the MOM Agent Install/uninstall wizard, provide Domain\Computername or NetBIOS name format. |
| • | Using the Create Computer Discovery Rule dialog, provide only the NetBIOS computer name or the Domain name and the NetBIOS computer name for the Domain name and Computer name fields respectively If you attempt to use MOM 2005 over a disjointed DNS namespace. |
The following features are not available:
| • | Mutual Authentication |
| • | Push install when using the “Browse” functionality to choose a target computer |
| • | Push install when using the DNS FQDN computer name |
A “disjointed DNS namespace” is a DNS infrastructure that includes two or more top-level DNS domain names. For more information about this, see “Configuring Name Resolution for Disjointed Namespaces” in the Windows Server 2003 documentation, under Deploying Network Services.