Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - MIGRATION GUIDE 10.3 30-03-2010 Migration Manual

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20 ZENworks 10 Configuration Management ZENworks Migration Guidenovdocx (en) 16 April 2010Client AgentsThe ZENworks Adaptive Agent replaces the ZENworks Desktop Management Agent. Thedifferences include the following: Deployment: You can use the ZENworks Control Center to deploy the Adaptive Agent to anyworkstation whose IP address or LDAP directory context you know (or have discovered usingthe network discovery of LDAP directory discovery technologies included in ZENworks). Functionality: All functionality (software distribution, imaging, remote management,policies) is automatically included with the installation of the Adaptive Agent. The onlyfunctionality you can choose to remove from the agent installation is remote management. No Network Client: The Adaptive Agent does not require network clients (Novell Client orMicrosoft Client) to retrieve content (applications, etc.) from Primary Servers. The AdaptiveAgent uses HTTP and Web services requests to retrieve the content.NOTE: The latest version of the Novell client must be installed on the managed device beforea Dynamic Local User policy or a Roaming Profile Policy that has Store User Profile in User’sHome Directory enabled is enforced on the device. To obtain the latest version of NovellClientTM, see the Novell Download Web site (http://download.novell.com/index.jsp). Integrated Interface: The separate client programs (Workstation Manager, Remote Control,etc.) have been replaced with a common interface called the ZENworks Icon. The ZENworksIcon is displayed in the notification area at the bottom of the desktop. The NAL Window andNAL Explorer views are still available. Configuration Settings The Adaptive Agent behavior is now controlled through acombination of configuration settings and policy settings (ZENworks Explorer Configurationpolicy) rather than through the Launcher Configuration settings only. This allows for greaterflexibility in determining which devices receive specific settings. Inventory-Only Module: If you have workstations that don’t meet the requirements forinstalling the Adaptive Agent (see “Managed Device Requirements” in the ZENworks 10Configuration Management Installation Guide), you can still receive inventory informationfrom these workstations by installing the Inventory-only module. For more information, see“Deploying the Inventory-Only Module” in the ZENworks 10 Configuration ManagementDiscovery and Deployment Reference.For more information, see “ZENworks Adaptive Agent Deployment” in the ZENworks 10Configuration Management Discovery and Deployment Reference.Middle Tier ServerThe Middle Tier Server does not exist in Configuration Management. Instead, the ZENworksAdaptive Agent communicates directly with the Primary Server through Web services and HTTPrequests.2.2 System ManagementConfiguration Management provides several methods for managing ZENworks: ZENworks Control Center: This is the main Configuration Management administrationinterface. For more information, see “ZENworks Control Center” in the ZENworks 10Configuration Management System Administration Reference.