Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 07-20-2009 Installation Manual

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16 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guidenovdocx (en) 7 January 2010The Data Store can reside on the ZENworks Primary Server or it can reside on a remote server.All ZENworks Servers require access to the Data Store. For accessibility and reliabilitypurposes, you might want to consider locating the Data Store on a server cluster.The Data Store must be either a PostgreSQL or Oracle* database. You can install thePostgreSQL database that is included with ZENworks Linux Management or you can use anexisting Oracle 9i database or PostgreSQL database.Depending on the number and location of the devices you want to manage with ZENworks, youmight need additional ZENworks Servers, referred to as ZENworks Secondary Servers. SecondaryServers contain the services, package repository, and Object Store, but not the Data Store. Basically,Secondary Servers are mirrors of the Primary Server.The ZENworks services and Object Store are added to a Secondary Server during installation andconfiguration of the ZENworks software. Packages are automatically replicated from the ZENworksPrimary Server to all Secondary Servers based upon a schedule you can control (see “ReplicatingContent in the ZENworks Management Zone” in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux ManagementAdministration Guide). Like the Primary Server, a Secondary Server must have access to the DataStore, whether the Data Store is located on the Primary Server or on another server.Managed DeviceA managed device is a server or workstation that you want to manage using ZENworks. TheZENworks Agent must be installed on each device. The ZENworks Agent communicates with theZENworks Server to enable delivery of software packages, enforcement of configuration policies,inventorying of hardware and software, and remote management of the device.ZENworks Management ZoneA ZENworks Management Zone consists of one ZENworks Primary Server and one or moremanaged devices. In addition, the Management Zone can include one or more ZENworks SecondaryServers if required. The ZENworks Servers in the zone work together to manage the devices in thezone.If necessary, you can have more than one ZENworks Management Zone. There are two mainreasons for having multiple zones: 1) you have managed devices that are separated from yourZENworks Servers by a slow WAN link, or 2) you need to have autonomous zones foradministrative purposes. These reasons are discussed in more detail in Section 6, “Installing aZENworks Secondary Server,” on page 47.Information is not automatically shared between ZENworks Management Zones. However, you canuse the zlmmirror utility to copy software catalogs, bundles, or packages from one Zone’s PrimaryServer to another zone’s Primary Server. The zlmmirror utility can also be used to pull catalogs,bundles, and packages from the following servers: Dell FTP, YaST Online Updates, Red HatNetwork, Red Carpet ® EnterpriseTM, ZENworks 6.x Linux Management, or Novell Updates. Formore information, see “Mirroring Software” in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux ManagementAdministration Guide.1.3 System AdministrationThe ZENworks system is administered at the Management Zone level through the ZENworksControl Center, a task-based Web browser console.