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ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008
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- About This Guide
- A Quick Tutorial on Basic ZENworks Linux Management Features
- Folders
- Folders vs. Groups
- Setting Up ZENworks Administrator Accounts
- Delivering Software Packages
- Bundles
- Defining and Locking Down Device Configuration Settings
- Using Preboot Services
- Managing Remote Devices
- Hot List
- Generating Reports
- Using ZENworks Linux Management with Dell PowerEdge Servers
- Obtaining Dell Update Packages from Dell
- Determining If Newer Dell Package Updates Are Available for PowerEdge Servers
- Deploying a Newer Dell Update Package
- ZENworks Control Center
- Accessing the ZENworks Control Center through Novell iManager
- Changing the Debug Settings of ZENworks Control Center
- Command Line Administration Utilities
- zlmmirror
- ZENworks Server
- Checking the Status of a ZENworks Service
- Stopping a ZENworks Service
- Package Replication
- Uninstalling a Secondary ZENworks Server Using zlm-config
- Freeing Disk Space on a ZENworks Server
- ZENworks Agent
- File System Access
- Updating Software
- Installing Software
- Removing Software
- Viewing System Preferences
- Editing System Preferences
- Uninstalling the ZENworks Agent
- Configuring Management Zone Settings
- Creating System Variables
- Configuring the Device Refresh Schedule
- Configuring Local Device Logging
- Configuring Preboot Services
- Viewing Default Target Platforms and Configuring Custom Target Platforms
- Configuring the ZENworks Management Daemon (zmd) Settings
- Integrating Novell Customer Center with ZENworks Linux Management
- Configuring the ZENworks Server Preferences
- Understanding the StoreFileDeps Preference
- ZENworks Administrator Accounts
- Modifying Account Rights
- ZENworks Object Store and Data Store Maintenance
- Restoring the ZENworks Object Store
- Maintaining the ZENworks Data Store on PostgreSQL
- Displaying the Password for the Default PostgreSQL Database
- Restoring the ZENworks Data Store
- Optimizing the Server Database
- Restarting Novell Zenworks Server Services After Restarting the Database
- Backup and Recovery Solutions
- Connecting to the Database
- Recovering the Database
- Shutting Down the Database
- Part III Device Registration
- Registration Overview
- Registering Devices
- Automatically Registering the Services at the Initial Startup of zmd
- Managing Registration Keys and Rules
- Managing Registration Keys
- Editing Existing Registration Keys
- Renaming, Copying, or Moving Registration Keys
- Managing Registration Rules
- Editing Existing Registration Rules
- Renaming or Copying Registration Rules
- Unregistering and Reregistering Devices
- Unregistering Devices
- Part IV Policy Management
- Policy Management Overview
- Managing Policies
- Understanding Policies
- Assignments
- Groups
- System Requirements
- Creating Policies
- Evolution Policy
- Firefox Policy
- Generic GNOME Policy
- Novell Linux Desktop Policy
- Remote Execute Policy
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Policy
- Text File Policy
- Creating Folders
- Creating Policy Groups
- Assigning Policies
- Removing Policy Assignments
- Adding Policies to Existing Groups
- Editing Generic GNOME Policies
- Editing Remote Execute Policies
- Editing Text File Policies
- Viewing Policy Enforcement Status
- Refreshing Policies
- Renaming, Copying, or Moving Policies
- Deleting Policies, Policy Groups, and Folders
- Unenforcing Policies
- Package and Content Management Overview
- Understanding RPM and File Bundles
- Understanding Dell Update Package Bundles
- Understanding RPM Packages
- YaST Online Update (YOU) Repository
- Loading Base Packages
- Using RPM and File Bundles
- RPM Bundles
- Creating File Bundles
- Assigning Bundles
- Editing Bundles
- Adding Bundles to Catalogs
- Creating Bundle Groups
- Adding Bundles to Existing Groups
- Uninstalling Bundles from Devices
- Using the Devices Page to Remove Bundles from Devices
- Deleting Bundles, Bundle Groups, and Folders
- Renaming, Copying, or Moving Bundles
- Deploying a Different Version of a Bundle
- Using a Remote Execute Policy to Remove Bundles and Packages from Devices
- Generating Bundle Reports
- Best Practices for Adding Packages to Bundles
- Understanding the Package and Content Management Features Available on a Managed Device
- Locking and Unlocking a Bundle on a Managed Device
- Reverting to a Previously Installed Software Configuration State
- Installing the Best Package
- Using Catalogs
- Assigning Catalogs
- Renaming or Moving Catalogs
- Deleting Catalogs
- Using Dell Update Package Bundles
- Deploying an Updated Version of a Dell Update Package Bundle
- Modifying the Contents of a Dell Update Package Bundle
- Replicating Content in the ZENworks Management Zone
- Configuring a Content Replication Schedule
- Mirroring Software
- xzlmmirror
- Creating the Configuration Files by using the Command Line Utility
- Creating a Configuration File by Using the xzlmmirror Utility
- Repositories
- Testing and Performing the Mirroring Operation by Using zlmmirror
- Distributing Catalogs from a Public ZENworks Linux Management Server
- Mirroring Dell Update Packages to Your ZENworks Server
- Management Zones
- Deploying Red Hat Network Updates
- Providing All RPM Packages and Package Bundles through a Catalog (Pulling)
- Encoding the ZENworks Server Password
- Creating RPM Packages From Tarballs
- Example Usage
- Part VI Preboot Services
- Preboot Services Overview
- Preboot Bundles
- Setting Up Devices to Use Preboot Bundles
- Understanding Preboot Services in ZENworks Linux Management
- Understanding the ZENworks NBPs
- Preparing to Use PXE
- Preboot Services Menu
- Image Storage Security
- Preboot Work Assignment Rules
- Preboot Referral Lists
- Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)
- The Preboot Services Processes
- Preboot Strategies
- Creating, Installing, and Restoring Standard Images
- Reimaging Corrupted Devices
- Setting Up Devices for Future Reimaging
- Configuring Dell Linux Devices
- Setting Up Preboot Services
- Setting Up the Preboot Services Methods
- Using the ZENworks Imaging Media Creator
- Managing ZENworks Partitions
- Deploying and Managing Preboot Services
- Checking the Preboot Services Imaging Server Setup
- Deploying Preboot Services In a Network Environment
- Administering Preboot Services
- Editing the Preboot Services Menu
- Configuring Preboot Services Defaults
- Configuring Image Storage Security
- Configuring Non-registered Device Settings
- Configuring Preboot Work Assignments
- Configuring the Server Referral List
- Configuring Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)
- Overriding Preboot Services Defaults
- Enabling PXE on Devices
- Verifying That PXE Is Enabled on a Device
- Device Requirements
- Disabling Persistent Device Names
- Imaging Devices
- Performing Manual Imaging Tasks
- Setting Up Disconnected Imaging Operations
- Multicasting Images
- Multicasting in the ZENworks Control Center
- Multicasting Manually
- Configuring AutoYaST or Kickstart Installation Script Bundles
- Configuring a Kickstart Bundle
- Configuring ZENworks Script Bundles
- Using Dell Configuration Bundles
- Creating Dell Configuration Bundles
- Assigning Unassigned Preboot Bundles
- Editing Preboot Services Work
- Imaging Utilities and Components
- Image Explorer versus Linux Konquerer
- Viewing the Properties of an Image File Item
- Image File Operations
- Splitting an Image
- Hiding and Removing Content in the Image File
- Configuring File Sets
- Extracting Content as Files
- Creating an Add-on Image
- Creating a New Directory
- Inventory Overview
- Reviewing the Device Inventory
- Reviewing Hardware (General)
- Refreshing Device Inventory
- Rolling Up Hardware Inventory
- Understanding the Roll-Up Process
- Understanding the Components Involved in the Inventory Roll-Up
- Understanding the Compressed Scan Data File
- Part VIII Remote Management
- Remote Management Overview
- Understanding Remote Control
- Setting Up Remote Management
- Configuring Remote Management Settings at the Folder Level
- Configuring Remote Management Agent
- Clearing the Remote Management Agent Password
- Initiating a Remote Management Session from the Device Context
- Starting Remote Management Operations Using the Native VNCViewer
- Starting Remote Management Operations Using the Windows VNC Viewer
- Establishing SSH Tunneling
- Part IX Event Monitoring
- Event Monitoring Overview
- Monitoring Device Events
- Backing Up the Log Files
- Working with Event Logs
- Working with the Log
- Acknowledging an Event
- Using the Advanced
- Message Logger
- Debugging and Logging ZMD
- Configuring Message Logger Settings
- Configuring Centralized Log Settings
- Configuring SNMP Settings
- Configuring Message Logger Settings for a Managed Device
- Configuring System Log Settings
- Part X Reports
- Reports Overview
- Device Reports
- Generating ZENworks Reports
- Creating a Report
- Using Templates to Create Dell Reports
- Deleting a Report or Folder
- Exporting Reports
- Resetting Default Reports
- Part XI Appendixes
- A Command Line Utilities
- zrmservice
- zlm-debug
- zlman
- B.1 No Schedule
- B.3 Day of the Week Specific
- B.4 Event
- B.6 Relative to Refresh
- D.1 Image Explorer (imgexp.exe)
- D.1.1 Starting Image Explorer (imgexp.exe)
- D.1.4 Creating a Folder in an Open Image
- D.1.10 Viewing a File from the Open Image in its Associated Application
- D.1.15 Splitting an Image
- D.1.16 Resizing a Partition in an Image
- D.3 Image-Safe Data Viewer and Editor (zisview and zisedit)
- D.3.2 Using the Image-Safe Data Viewer
- D.3.3 Using the Image-Safe Data Editor
- D.4 ZENworks Imaging Floppy Boot Disk Creator (zmediacreator.exe)
- D.5 Imaging Configuration Parameters (settings.txt)
- D.6 Imaging Boot Parameter for PCMCIA Cards
- D.7.2 Viewing Information About Imaging Requests
- D.7.3 Starting a Manual Multicast Session
- E.1 Help Mode (img help)
- E.2 Automatic Mode (img auto)
- E.3 Make Mode (img make)
- E.3.2 Make to Proxy (img makep)
- E.4 Restore Mode (img restore)
- E.4.1 Restore from Local (img restorel)
- E.4.2 Restore from Proxy (img restorep)
- E.5 Session (Multicast) Mode (img session)
- E.6 Partition Mode (img part)
- E.6.2 Using the Bash Prompt
- E.8 Dump Mode (img dump)
- E.9 Information Mode (img info)
- F.1 The Linux Distribution for Imaging
- F.2 Understanding Device Boot Processes in a ZENworks Imaging Environment
- F.2.2 zenworks.s
- F.3.2 Command Line Parameters and Variables
- F.4.1 Adding Files to an Imaging Boot CD
- F.4.2 Adding Files to the Initrd or Root File Systems
- F.4.3 Using the Driverupdate File Method
- F.5 Adding or Updating LAN Drivers
- F.5.2 Building Drivers
- F.5.3 Loading Drivers with Parameters
- F.7 Variables and Parameters
- F.7.1 Imaging Script Variables
- F.7.3 Image Engine Variables
- F.8.2 Troubleshooting at the Bash Prompt
- G Upgrading the Dell DTK
- H Supported Ethernet Cards
- J.1 SSH Tunneling between a Linux Management Console and a Linux Managed Device
- J.2 SSH Tunneling between a Windows Management Console and a Linux Managed Device
- J.3 Compression
- K.1 Library GNU Public License
- L Documentation Updates
- L.2 July 28, 2008
- L.4.1 ZENworks System Management
- L.4.4 Event Monitoring
- L.6.1 Package and Content Management
- L.8 August 23, 2007 (Interim Release 1)
- L.9 June 11, 2007
- L.11 May 18, 2007
- L.12.2 Device Registration
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