Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 07-20-2009 Installation Manual

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What’s New in ZENworks Linux Management 75novdocx (en) 13 May 200910.1.4 Support for Dell Configuration BundlesWhen a server boots, the ZENworks Dell Configuration bundle is executed on the server before theoperating system boots. The Dell Configuration bundle is used in server provisioning to do thefollowing: Use scripts and files to configure the BIOS, BMC, RAID, and DRAC Install a Dell utility partition Overwrite an existing Dell utility partition Update the files in an existing Dell utility partition Execute another Preboot bundle to install an operating system after updating the Dell deviceFor more information, see “Using Dell Configuration Bundles” in the .Novell ZENworks 7.27.3Linux Management Administration Guide.10.1.5 New Package Management Features Support for File Bundles: A file bundle lets you create a bundle containing one or more filesof any type and distribute them to assigned devices. For example, you can includeconfiguration files or data files in file bundles. A file bundle is useful to distribute any files thatare not part of an RPM package. For more information, see “Creating File Bundles” in the.Novell ZENworks 7.27.3 Linux Management Administration Guide Best Package Support: SLES 10 and SLED 10 users have the option of choosing the bestpackage to install on their devices. This feature helps solve the incompatibility issues related tosome key packages in the latest versions of SLES 10 and SLED 10, such as Kernel Modules,ATI, and XGL enabling. Bundle Locking: Bundle locking options are available for SLES 10 and SLED 10 manageddevices. The rug command line utility provides the following new bundle locking commands:bundle-lock-addbundle-lock-deletebundle-lock-listFor more information, see “rug (1)” in the .Novell ZENworks 7.27.3 Linux ManagementAdministration Guide.10.1.6 Package Management for PPC, Itanium, and zSeriesDevicesIn addition to x86 and x86_64, support is provided for PPC, Itanium*, and zSeries* in ZENworks7.2 Linux Management.For more information, see Section 2.3, “Managed Device Requirements,” on page 26.10.1.7 Updates to the Imaging FunctionalityThe imaging kernel has been updated to base 10 to provide better driver support and support fortaking and restoring SLES 10 and SLED 10 images.