Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2, Administration Manual

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6c Select an install type from the drop-down list:
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Auto-detect: Automatically detects whether the bundle is already installed on
assigned devices and either installs the bundle or updates an existing bundle, if
necessary. Basically, the
Auto-detect option determines whether the Update or the
Install option functionality (explained below) is best, and then performs that
operation. Any kernel packages are installed using the Install option functionality;
other packages are installed using the Update option functionality. This is the default
option and should be used in most situations.
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Update: Updates the packages on assigned devices if the packages in the bundle are
newer than what is installed on the devices. If the packages are not installed on the
assigned devices, ZENworks Linux Management installs them. With the
Update
option, you don't need to worry whether a package is already installed because the
package is either updated (if needed) or installed on the device. Parallel installation
of a package is not possible with the
Update option.
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Install: Installs the bundle on all assigned devices. If previous versions of the
packages exist on the devices, ZENworks Linux Management does not update the
existing packages. As a result, packages can be installed multiple times (parallel
installations), which might cause overlap issues. This option is rarely used; you
should use the default option,
Auto-detect , under most circumstances. You should use
this option almost exclusively to install kernel packages.
6d (Optional) Select the Freshen option.
The Freshen option transacts a package only if a previous version of the package is
already installed on the device. You can use the Freshen option in conjunction with the
Auto-Detect, > Update , or Install options.
7 Click Next to display the Scriptable Actions page.
The Scriptable Actions page lets you configure the script engine that you want to use and the
scripts you want to execute.
As part of the process of distributing a bundle, ZENworks Linux Management can launch
scriptable actions that will be executed before and after the bundle is distributed, installed, and
uninstalled. For example, you can get data files from a Web server before installing an
application that uses them, run applications, and so forth.
NOTE: You can configure multiple scripts for each bundle. Repeat the configuration process
as many times as desired, choosing different options from the Scriptable Action and Executable
Type drop-down lists, explained below.
8 Click New to display the New Scriptable Action dialog box.