This article describes how to move Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Reporting together with the MOM Reporting database to a different computer.

To move MOM 2005 Reporting together with the MOM 2005 Reporting database to a different computer, follow these steps:

1. Export the MOM reports by using the Report Utility (RptUtil.exe) command-line tool. This tool is located in the following folder:
   %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft System Center Reporting\Reporting\
   Run this tool at a command prompt.
   
   Note By default, when you run the RptUtil.exe command without parameters, MOM reports are exported to the C:\MOMReports.xml file.
   
   For more information about how to use RptUtil.exe, see the "Tools Installed at Setup" section of the MOM 2005 Operations Guide. To view this guide, visit the following Web site:
   http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc180491.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc180491.aspx)
2. Uninstall MOM 2005 Reporting from the computer. To do this, use the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel.
3. Detach the SystemCenterReporting database. To do this, use the Detach function in SQL Server. For more information about how to use the Detach and Attach functions in SQL Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
   224071  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224071/ ) How to move SQL Server databases to a new location by using Detach and Attach functions in SQL Server
4. Install MOM 2005 Reporting on the destination computer. For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
   918481  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918481/ ) How to install Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Service Pack 1 databases and MOM 2005 Reporting on a computer that has Microsoft SQL Server 2005 installed
   919954  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919954/ ) Prerequisite Checker errors that may occur when you install Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Reporting
5. On the destination computer, detach and then remove the SystemCenterReporting database that is automatically created when you install MOM 2005 Reporting.
6. Replace the database that you removed with the original MOM 2005 Reporting database that you detached in step 3.
7. Move the membership of both the following local groups to the destination computer:
   • SC DW Reader
   • SC DW DTS
8. Use RptUtil.exe to import the MOM reports that you exported in step 1. To do this, run the following command at a command prompt:
   ReptUtil.exe /action:import /file:path\MOMReports.XML

For more information about how to manage and maintain MOM 2005, see the MOM 2005 Operations Guide. To view this guide, visit the following Microsoft Web site:For more information about how to use the Report Utility, see the "Tools for MOM 2005" section of the MOM 2005 Operations Guide.