Automating agent deployment

Question

Hi,
When using the mma agent for SCOM (link below), is there a way to automate deployment of this exe? It's not the agent that comes with SCOM, it's the one Microsoft further developed:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=40316
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi GSS1,
You can automate in this way. Make a CSV file with name of the servers in it and using the below powershell command
(Works in Windows powershell) you can do a bulk install of agents via SCOM powershell by using the CLI discovery wizard.
Refer this thread of mine: 
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/9c637551-83aa-4ef2-a777-c47a501e7e02/ops-manager-2007-r2-to-ops-manager-2012-r2-bulk-agent-migration-via-power-shell-for-different?forum=operationsmanagergeneral
Just use the below script to do it. Just change the highlighted/bolded lines as per your request (i.e Management server name, file location)
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#Import PowerShell Modules 
import-module OperationsManager
#import-module ActiveDirectory
#Connect to OpsMgr Management Group
Start-OperationsManagerClientShell -ManagementServerName: "ManagementServerName"
-PersistConnection: $true -Interactive: $true;
Function InstallSCOMAgent {
    param ($TargetAgentList )
$Agents = $TargetAgentList
$PrimaryMgmtServer = Get-SCOMManagementserver -Name ManagementServerName
Install-SCOMAgent -Name $Agents -PrimaryManagementServer $PrimaryMgmtServer
$list = Import-Csv -Path 'CSV
file location'
foreach ($entry in $list)
    $objComputer = $objResult.Properties;
    # Get the computer ping properties
    $computer = $entry.ServerName
    # Ping the computer
    $pingStatus = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PingStatus -Filter "Address = '$computer'";
    if($pingStatus.StatusCode -eq 0)
        #If computer is up, write message and launch agent install
        Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green  "Reply received from $computer.";
                InstallSCOMAgent $Computer
    else
        #Else, just write a message indicating computer unreachable 
        Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "No Reply received from $computer.";
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