Installing the SCOM 2012 R2 Operations console on a management server or workstation requires the installation of quite a few dependencies. As they are not clearly listed, here's a list of them, to be downloaded and installed in order.

Vista, Server 2008 or earlier: download and install Windows Installer 4.5

From Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Feature Pack, download and install Microsoft System CLR Types for Microsoft SQL Server® 2012:SQLSysClrTypes.msi (32-bit)

SQLSysClrTypes.msi (64-bit)



Download and install Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 Runtime

With these prerequisites installed, you should now be able to install the Operations Manager console using the SCOM 2012 R2 install media. Run s  ...