Specifications

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You can also install an agent locally on a host in a trusted domain and then add that host by using the
VMM Administration Console.
Note
When you install a VMM agent locally on a host on a perimeter network, the Agent Setup Wizard prompts
you for an encryption key and for other information needed to access and manage the host and its virtual
machines. The wizard generates a set of credentials for the local agent service account. It then uses the
key to encrypt the credentials and the other agent-access information into a security file. You must
transfer this security file to the computer on which a VMM Administrator Console is installed.
After you transfer the security file, you can use the VMM Administrator Console to add the host. After the
host is added, VMM uses the credentials to communicate with the agent on the host.
To install an agent locally on a host on a perimeter network
1. From the product DVD or network share, double-click setup.exe.
2. In the Setup menu, click Local Agent.
3. On the Welcome to the Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Agent (x64) Setup
Wizard dialog.
4. On the License Terms page, click I accept the terms of this agreement.
5. On the Destination Folder page, do one of the following:
a. Click Next to accept the default installation location.
b. Click Change, specify a different location, and then click Next.
6. On the Configuration settings page, do one of the following:
a. Click Next to accept the default port settings.
b. Type different ports, and then click Next.
Important
The port settings that you assign for the agent must identically match the port settings you assigned
for agents in the VMM server.
7. On the Security File Folder page, select the This host is on a perimeter network check box,
type and retype an encryption key, and then do one of the following:
a. Click Next to store the encrypted security file that contains agent credentials in the
default location.
b. Click Change, specify a different location to store the encrypted security file, and then
click Next.