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How to multi-home the OMS Direct Agent

Quick post from MMS 2016

At MMS 2016 Joseph Chan announced the ability to connect the OMS agent to multiple workspaces.

This is how you do it

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02-OMS MHMachine generated alternative text: Select Workspace Microsoft Operations Management Suite Select the Microsoft Operations Management Suite workspace you want to use. ITPTEST Administrator I West Europe Log into your workspace
03-OMS MHMachine generated alternative text: o Settings  Click the Settings tile and select connected sources
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05-OMS MHMachine generated alternative text: Name MMASetup-AMD64 Date modified 5/17/2016 3:32 PM Microsoft Monitoring Agent Setup Type Application x Size 29,402 KB Welcome to the Microsoft Monitoring Agent Upgrade Setup Wizard The installation wizard will install the Microsoft Monitoring Agent on your computer. To continue, dose all other programs and dick Next, cæe Double click the setup file that is download

Click Next
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08-OMS MHMachine generated alternative text: Microsoft Monitoring Agent Installer You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect. x Do you want to restart your computer now? Yes No

Click Upgrade

You may be asked to restart
09-OMS MHMachine generated alternative text: Microsoft Monitoring Agent Properties Operations Manager Azure Log Analytics (OMS) Proxy Settings Properties The Microsoft Monitoring Agent can report to multiple Azure Log Analytics (OMS) can add, edit, check the status of, or remove workspaces from this page. Learn connectn com ters directi to L Anal tics. Workspaces: Workspace Id 51b081c9-99ff-4ad5-... Status (Z) The Microsoft Monitoring Agent has successfully . Add a Log Analytics Workspace Please enter the workspace ID and key for the workspace to which you would like to connect this agent. Your workspace ID and key can be found in the Azure Log Analytcs portal. Ether the primary or secondary key may be used. Workspace ID: Workspace Key: Cancel Work Folders Back into control panel and configure additional Workspace connections

Click Add to configure additional workspace connections
10-OMS MHMachine generated alternative text: Add a Log Analytics Workspace Please enter the workspace ID and key for the workspace to which you would like to connect this agent. Your workspace ID and key can be found in the Azure Log Analytcs portal. Ether the primary or secondary key may be used. Workspace ID: Workspace Key: .1 Cancel Provide the Workspace ID and Key

Click OK
12-OMS MHMachine generated alternative text: Microsoft Monitoring Agent Properties Operations Manager Azure Log Analytics (OMS) Proxy Settings Properties The Microsoft Monitoring Agent can report to multiple Azure Log Analytics (OMS) workspaces. You can add, edit, check the status of, or remove workspaces from this page. Learn more about connectinq computers directiv to Loq Analytics. Workspaces: Workspace Id 47c6d927-4e38Ac46... 51b081c9-99ff-4ad5-... Status Connection status will be determined after settn s area ied. (D The Microsoft Monitoring Agent has successfully connected to the... x Age {79 Click Apply

Agent stops and restarts
13-OMS MHMachine generated alternative text: Microsoft Monitoring Agent Properties Operations Manager Azure Log Analytics (OMS) Properties The Microsoft Monitoring Agent can report to multiple Azure Log Analytics (OMS) workspaces. You can add, edit, check the status of, or remove workspaces from this page. Learn more about connectinq computers directiv to Loq Analytics. Workspaces: Workspace Id 47c6d927-4e38-4c46... 51b081c9-99ff-4ad5-... x Age Status The Microsoft Monitoring Agent has successfully connected to th The Microsoft Monitoring Agent has successfully connected to the... {79 Cancel The OMS agent now shows up and uploads data to the additional workspace configured

(Workspace 1)
14-OMS MH Workspace 2

Multi-home applies to direct agents only. You can also use a deployment tool like SCCM to distribute the updated agent.

 

How to multi-home the OMS Direct Agent