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

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A.2 Automating Installation of the ZENworks
Agent
You can automate the installation of the ZENworks Agent. The level of automation depends on what
you want to accomplish. You can simply create a response file that enables users to manually run the
install without being prompted for information. Or, you can create the response file and add the
installation commands to a script so that users aren't even required to run the install.
To automate installation of the ZENworks Agent:
1 Create the response file. To do so:
1a At the Linux device, mount the media you are using for the install: the Novell ZENworks 7
Linux Management installation media, the ZENworks Agent media, or the ISO image.
For mount instructions, see Step 2 under Section 7.2, “Installing the ZENworks Agent and
Registering the Device,” on page 54 .
1b Run the ZENworks Agent installation program on a device by using the following
command:
-x Skip packages that require the X Window System.
If you do not have the X Window System installed (for example, you installed a Minimal
installation of SUSE
®
Linux Enterprise Server 9), you need to install the glib2, XFree86-
libs-32 bit, and compat-32bit packages to the device before installing ZENworks Linux
Management. When you install ZENworks Linux Management on the device, you must
use the
-x
switch to avoid dependency problems. Running
./zlm-install -a –x
skips any packages that require the X Window System. During the installation process,
you must agree when it says that the installation lacks the zmd-gconfpolicyenforcer,
novell-zenworks-zmd-rmagent, and vnc components.
-i
Skip imaging packages.
-o Install the OEM module specific to Dell PowerEdge servers.
If you do not install the OEM module, you cannot use the following features:
Š
Dell Configuration Bundles: Lets you use Preboot Services to configure a Dell
PowerEdge server's BIOS, BMC, RAID, and DRAC settings and to create a Dell
utility partition.
Š
Dell Update Bundles: Let you update and configure hardware and system settings
on Dell PowerEdge servers.
Š
Dell Inventory: Lets you display inventory information specific to Dell PowerEdge
servers.
Š
Dell Reports: Lets you run reports specific to Dell PowerEdge servers to find
devices that do not have valid Dell Update Packages installed or to show devices
with Dell applications installed (per device or per device model).
You can run the -o option during the installation of the ZENworks Agent on a managed
device by running
zlm-install -a -o
, as explained in Step 3 on page 55 , or you can
install the OEM module on a device after installing the ZENworks Agent by running zlm-
install -o
.
-h Print these options.
Option Description