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Страница 1: ...ovell www novell com novdocx en 7 January 2010 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION Novell ZENworks 7 3 Linux Management Administration Guide ZENworks Linux Management 7 3 IR2 February 12 2010 Administration Guid...

Страница 2: ...t to entities on the current U S export exclusion lists or to any embargoed or terrorist countries as specified in the U S export laws You agree to not use deliverables for prohibited nuclear missile...

Страница 3: ...l Trademarks For Novell trademarks see the Novell Trademark and Service Mark list http www novell com company legal trademarks tmlist html Third Party Materials All third party trademarks are the prop...

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Страница 5: ...Log 32 1 10 4 Message Logs 32 1 11 Generating Reports 32 2 Using ZENworks Linux Management with Dell PowerEdge Servers 35 2 1 Configuring PowerEdge Servers using Dell Configuration Bundles 35 2 2 Obt...

Страница 6: ...r Secondary ZENworks Server 51 5 4 Freeing Disk Space on a ZENworks Server 52 6 ZENworks Agent 53 6 1 ZENworks Agent zmd 53 6 1 1 ZENworks Agent zmd Cache Settings 53 6 2 File System Access 54 6 3 Usi...

Страница 7: ...5 Optimizing the Server Database 90 9 2 6 Restarting Novell Zenworks Server Services After Restarting the Database 92 9 3 Maintaining the ZENworks Data Store on Oracle 92 9 3 1 Backup and Recovery So...

Страница 8: ...ing Policies 126 15 Understanding Policies 127 15 1 Types of Policies 127 15 2 Assignments 128 15 3 Schedules 128 15 4 Groups 129 15 5 System Requirements 130 15 6 Effective Policies 130 16 Creating P...

Страница 9: ...ng the RPM Repositories 213 19 2 1 ZYPP Repository 213 19 2 2 YaST Online Update YOU Repository 214 19 2 3 RCE Repository 214 19 2 4 NU Repository 214 19 3 Understanding the Dependencies of RPM Packag...

Страница 10: ...Catalogs 271 22 3 Assigning Catalogs 276 22 4 Adding Bundles to Catalogs 279 22 5 Renaming or Moving Catalogs 279 22 6 Deleting Catalogs 280 22 7 Creating Folders 281 23 Using Dell Update Package Bun...

Страница 11: ...5 27 2 Preboot Services Strategies 325 27 3 Preboot Bundles 326 27 4 Configuring Preboot Services 326 27 5 Setting Up Devices to Use Preboot Bundles 327 28 Understanding Preboot Services in ZENworks L...

Страница 12: ...ot Services Defaults 399 29 6 Enabling PXE on Devices 401 29 6 1 Enabling PXE on a PXE Capable Device 401 29 6 2 Verifying That PXE Is Enabled on a Device 402 29 7 Setting Up Devices for Imaging 402 2...

Страница 13: ...age File 476 31 9 2 Selecting New Image File Options 476 Part VII Hardware and Software Inventory 479 32 Inventory Overview 481 33 Reviewing the Device Inventory 483 33 1 Accessing the Device Inventor...

Страница 14: ...Management Operations Using the Native VNCViewer 503 36 4 1 Starting Remote Management Operations Using the Windows VNC Viewer 504 36 4 2 Starting Remote Management Operations Using the Linux VNC View...

Страница 15: ...a Report 536 42 2 1 Using Templates to Create Dell Reports 539 42 3 Organizing Reports and Folders 539 42 3 1 Editing the Reports List 539 42 3 2 Deleting a Report or Folder 540 42 4 Modifying Report...

Страница 16: ...g the Image Safe Data Viewer 615 D 3 3 Using the Image Safe Data Editor 616 D 4 ZENworks Imaging Floppy Boot Disk Creator zmediacreator exe 617 D 5 Imaging Configuration Parameters settings txt 618 D...

Страница 17: ...or Devices Running Dual NICs 667 J Establishing SSH Tunneling 669 J 1 SSH Tunneling between a Linux Management Console and a Linux Managed Device 669 J 1 1 Basic Use 669 J 2 SSH Tunneling between a Wi...

Страница 18: ...18 Novell ZENworks 7 3 Linux Management Administration Guide novdocx en 7 January 2010 L 5 3 Package and Content Management 683 L 5 4 Appendix 683...

Страница 19: ...the other documentation included with this product Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the online documentation or go to Novell Documentation Feedback site http www nove...

Страница 20: ...ms in a cross reference path A trademark symbol TM etc denotes a Novell trademark An asterisk denotes a third party trademark When a single pathname can be written with a backslash for some platforms...

Страница 21: ...capabilities combined with the Dell OpenManage toolkit capabilities Whether you use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux on your PowerEdge servers you can deploy and maintain hard...

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Страница 23: ...ection 1 5 Delivering Content Using File Bundles on page 28 Section 1 6 Defining and Locking Down Device Configuration Settings on page 29 Section 1 7 Using Preboot Services on page 30 Section 1 8 Col...

Страница 24: ...u create two folders Servers SUSE and Servers RedHat and place the appropriate servers in each folder Because you have more SUSE servers than Red Hat servers you configure the settings at the Manageme...

Страница 25: ...o groups and assign the appropriate bundles and policies to each group The most successful management strategy uses both folders and groups to create a hierarchy and organization that is easy to manag...

Страница 26: ...odify the naming scheme and the folder and groups to which the servers and workstations are added The two default rules are designed to ensure that no server or workstation registration fails You can...

Страница 27: ...ol Center The newly created administrator account is granted View rights to all objects in the Management Zone To grant additional rights or to limit the administrator s rights to specific folders onl...

Страница 28: ...d information about using bundles and bundle groups to deliver software to devices see Chapter 20 Using RPM and File Bundles on page 217 1 4 2 Catalogs To create a catalog 1 In the ZENworks Control Ce...

Страница 29: ...You can also add policies to policy groups and apply the policy groups to devices Some policies are singular meaning that only one instance of the policy can apply to the device Other policies are plu...

Страница 30: ...em RAM BIOS version network adaptors CD ROM manufacturer and a host of additional information The software inventory includes a complete list of all installed packages as well as all ZENworks install...

Страница 31: ...device it generates an event message Or when the ZENworks Server is unable to register a new device it generates an event message Depending on the severity level normal warning or critical of the eve...

Страница 32: ...essage Logs The events that are displayed in the ZENworks Control Center can also be logged to files on disk The ZENworks Agent can log event messages the ones that appear in a device s Event Log to a...

Страница 33: ...Features 33 novdocx en 7 January 2010 3 Click Generate to generate the six device reports You can print each of the reports You can also export them to XML CSV and HTML formatted files For more infor...

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Страница 35: ...ring PowerEdge Servers using Dell Configuration Bundles Dell Configuration bundles let you configure the BIOS BMC RAID and DRAC settings on Dell PowerEdge servers and create a Dell utility partition Y...

Страница 36: ...btaining Dell Update Packages from Dell You can mirror Dell Update Packages from the Dell FTP site to your ZENworks server or you can mirror the CDs you receive from Dell Support Dell Update Packages...

Страница 37: ...o determine if a newer Dell Update Package is available for installation on Dell PowerEdge servers in your ZENworks system To determine if there are updated Dell Update Package bundles available for t...

Страница 38: ...lect the desired version number then click Deploy For more information see Section 23 4 Deploying an Updated Version of a Dell Update Package Bundle on page 287 2 3 Using Advanced Dell Inventory Infor...

Страница 39: ...eatures and procedures Chapter 3 ZENworks Control Center on page 41 Chapter 4 Command Line Administration Utilities on page 45 Chapter 5 ZENworks Server on page 47 Chapter 6 ZENworks Agent on page 53...

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Страница 41: ...management tasks on the Primary Server and most management tasks on the Secondary Servers The one management exception on Secondary Servers is the manipulation adding deleting modifying of packages in...

Страница 42: ...start during the installation and configuration process restart Tomcat 4 Log into iManager 5 Click the ZENworks icon at the top of the page 6 Enter the ZENworks Control Center URL https ZENworks_Serve...

Страница 43: ...ue By default the option is set to True The error messages logged by using WebLogger debug are written to the standard output 3 Optional Set the value of debug tags is set to any of the following valu...

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Страница 45: ...of imaging and preboot tasks It is installed on ZENworks Servers in the following location opt novell zenworks bin For more information about zlman view the zlman man page man zlman on the ZENworks S...

Страница 46: ...LINUX Enterprise Desktop 10 SLED 10 devices the rug utility is located in the following directory usr bin For more information about rug view the rug man page man rug on a managed device or see rug 1...

Страница 47: ...ect Store PostgreSQL Database postgresql Used for the ZENworks Data Store only needed if the Data Store resides on the ZENworks Server ZENworks Server novell zenserver Used for communicating with the...

Страница 48: ...orks Service To start a service use the following command etc init d servicename start Replace servicename with the name of the service as listed in Table 5 1 on page 47 To start all services use the...

Страница 49: ...l services use the following command opt novell zenworks bin zlm config restart To ensure that all services start in the correct order we recommend that you use the zlm config restart option to restar...

Страница 50: ...ement tasks such as modifying and deleting a package from a bundle These tasks must be performed on the Primary Server 5 3 Uninstalling a ZENworks Server ZENworks includes a uninstall program zlm unin...

Страница 51: ...n page 49 2 Remove the following directories opt novell zenworks share keystore opt novell zenworks datamodel share ldap certs etc opt novell zenworks serverid etc opt novell zenworks serversecret 3 E...

Страница 52: ...enworks 7b Remove each of the packages individually using the following command rpm e package_name or Use the following simple script to remove multiple packages for i in rpm qa grep novell zenworks d...

Страница 53: ...gement tasks are initiated through the ZENworks Control Center or the rug utility which means you should not need to interact directly with the ZENworks Agent The ZENworks Agent is installed to the fo...

Страница 54: ...ter which the contents are deleted The default is 30 days If this setting specifies 0 days the cache content never expires The cache cleanup is enforced on client startup and refresh The contents of t...

Страница 55: ...are with just a few clicks At startup the Software Updater automatically checks for updates to your system from the sources specified in the Software Updater configuration The following sections conta...

Страница 56: ...ch the program See Launching the Software Updater on page 55 2 Click Add Service 3 Select the type of update repository from the drop down list The Software Updater supports the following service type...

Страница 57: ...talog containing all the software that came with the original release of the product and another one containing all the update packages released since To select additional update catalogs 1 Right clic...

Страница 58: ...s for updates right click the Software Updater icon and then click Refresh 3 Optional If you do not want to view the change summary information select Do not show the change summary screen By default...

Страница 59: ...s If you add a service using the Software Updater configuration screen that service will appear in the Software Installer configuration and vice versa To add a package source 1 Launch the Software Ins...

Страница 60: ...Services tab and is ready to be used and checked for available packages Selecting Installation Catalogs You can configure the Software Installer to accept various catalogs 1 Launch the Software Insta...

Страница 61: ...do not want to view the change summary information select Do not show the change summary screen By default this option is not selected 4 Click Install NOTE Even though the user has been assigned righ...

Страница 62: ...ion about the selected software 3 Optional If you do not want to view the change summary information select Do not show the change summary screen By default this option is not selected 4 Click Remove...

Страница 63: ...ion see rug 1 page 586 6 3 5 Editing System Preferences 1 Right click the Software Updater icon then click Configure If the Software Updater icon is not in the system tray you need to launch the progr...

Страница 64: ...ce locked If True locks the device and zmd blocks install removal refresh and register operations for packages and bundles device shutdown delay Sets the delay for a device shutdown The default is 2 s...

Страница 65: ...e DNS name real time package updates If True the software inventory is sent immediately to the server when a package or bundle is changed on the managed device irrespective of the refresh interval sof...

Страница 66: ...ram is unable to remove the ZENworks Agent you can manually uninstall the agent The following sections provide instructions to remove the software Using zlm uninstall to Uninstall the ZENworks Agent 1...

Страница 67: ...10 managed devices the core zmd packages such as zmd rug zen updater and zen inventory are not removed because they are also installed as a part of the distribution Hence when you reinstall the ZENwo...

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Страница 69: ...tralized Message Logging on page 74 Section 7 8 Configuring the Content Replication Schedule on page 75 Section 7 9 Viewing Default Target Platforms and Configuring Custom Target Platforms on page 75...

Страница 70: ...tab then click System Variables Click the icon for additional help 1 In ZENworks Control Center click the Devices tab 2 Click the Details link next to the desired folder click the Settings tab then cl...

Страница 71: ...les panel click Add then fill in the following details Name source_path Value etc opt novell zenworks zmd 6 Click OK 7 Click Apply then click OK Creating a System Variable for the SLES 10 Managed Devi...

Страница 72: ...pdate policies settings and inventory scanning By default each refresh schedule occurs every two hours These settings apply to all devices in your ZENworks Management Zone unless it is changed on a de...

Страница 73: ...he path is var log For all other devices it is var opt novell log zenworks Log message to a local file if severity is Specify filtering criteria based on severity By default this option is selected if...

Страница 74: ...ck the Settings tab click Local Device Logging then click Override Settings Click the icon for additional help 7 5 Configuring Preboot Services The Preboot Services page lets you configure the followi...

Страница 75: ...al custom platforms by adding an entry to the Custom Target Platforms list 1 In the ZENworks Control Center click the Configuration tab 2 Click Platforms 3 Optional To view the details of a default ta...

Страница 76: ...o configure the Zenworks Management Daemon zmd settings for your ZENworks Management Zone These settings apply to all devices in your ZENworks Management Zone unless they are changed on a device folde...

Страница 77: ...ZMD Settings then click Override Settings Click the Help icon for additional help To provide a setting at the folder level from the ZENworks Control Center click the Devices tab click the Details lin...

Страница 78: ...t information about itself and its managed devices to Novell Customer Center In Update Interval Hrs specify how often the server must send information to Novell Customer Center By default the interval...

Страница 79: ...ackages It also adds those dependencies to the Provides list that are in the Requires list of any other RPM package on the repository By default the server also removes all the documents man pages etc...

Страница 80: ...tically The default is 30 days 5 Select Enable Delete to delete inactive devices from the InactiveDevices folder after the specified number of days By default devices are never deleted from the Inacti...

Страница 81: ...The following sections provide information to help you create administrator accounts and manage administrator rights Section 8 1 Creating an Administrator Account on page 81 Section 8 2 Modifying Acc...

Страница 82: ...t account Administrator has rights to create and modify additional accounts 2 In the ZENworks Control Center click the Configuration tab The Administrators section of the Configuration page lists the...

Страница 83: ...dify the administrator s rights to a folder that already appears in the list for example the Bundles folder select the folder by clicking the box in front of its name then click Edit Select the rights...

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Страница 85: ...erform Section 9 1 Maintaining the ZENworks Object Store on page 85 Section 9 2 Maintaining the ZENworks Data Store on PostgreSQL on page 88 Section 9 3 Maintaining the ZENworks Data Store on Oracle o...

Страница 86: ...mp backup and the time stamp indicates the time when the backup was taken For example var opt novell zenworks backup nds August 2005 2005 08 23 10 12 23 backup The log information about the backup ope...

Страница 87: ...oneName Password eDirectory_password Password Principle Base_DN_of_the_eDirectory usually cn admin o system Principle RootContext Root_context_to_which_LDAP_connection_is_to_be_established usually o c...

Страница 88: ...se the following command to display the password you must be logged in as Root cat etc opt novell zenworks serversecret 9 2 2 Understanding Automated Database Maintenance If you are using a PostgreSQL...

Страница 89: ...d by the backup utility is incompatible with the PostgreSQL database version running on the Primary Server You have to run the backup utility on the Primary Server A directory with the current date is...

Страница 90: ...he PostgreSQL database 7 When prompted to supply a password to create the new database enter the password configured in etc opt novell zenworks hibernate cfg xml that is used for authenticating the Po...

Страница 91: ...The values indicated in this scenario are sample values you must fine tune it according to your requirements For more information on how to fine tune the parameters see the PostgreSQL documentation ht...

Страница 92: ...7 Shutting Down the Database on page 97 Section 9 3 8 User managed Backup and Recovery on page 97 9 3 1 Backup and Recovery Solutions Oracle provides two methods of backup and recovery Recovery Manage...

Страница 93: ...9ir2 rdbms jlib oracle opt oracle product 9ir2 network jlib For Oracle 10g R2 Set the variable as CLASSPATH CLASSPATH opt oracle product 10 2 db_1 JRE opt oracle product 10 2 db_1 jlib opt oracle pro...

Страница 94: ...uitable solutions 9 3 5 Backing Up the Database You can back up the database to the default disk location The default location is OS specific On Linux the default path where backup files are stored is...

Страница 95: ...12 2009 19 09 56 channel ORA_DISK_1 finished piece 1 at JULY 12 2009 19 10 31 piece handle oracle dbs lvd6dtk1_1_1 comment NONE channel ORA_DISK_1 backup set complete elapsed time 00 00 39 Finished ba...

Страница 96: ...ved redo log is missing To perform an incomplete recovery restore all data files from backups created prior to the time when a recovery is needed and then open the database with the RESETLOGS option a...

Страница 97: ...export utilities as follows as an Oracle database user exp zenadmin novell ORCL FILE NOVELL ZENWORKS ORAZLM DMP LOG NOVELL ZENWORKS ORAZLM LOG OWNER ZENADMIN where ORCL is the default Oracle system i...

Страница 98: ...as root to the ZENworks Server 2 Enter the following command on the command prompt dbsync sh force The utility has one option force or f The synchronization operation compares the list of devices and...

Страница 99: ...ions provide information about Novell ZENworks Linux Management device registration Chapter 10 Registration Overview on page 101 Chapter 11 Registering Devices on page 103 Chapter 12 Managing Registra...

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Страница 101: ...ling the software supplies the DNS name or IP address of a ZENworks Server in your Management Zone You can also register devices at a later time For more information see Chapter 11 Registering Devices...

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Страница 103: ...he Dell Update Packages exist in the ZENworks package repository For more information see Chapter 23 Using Dell Update Package Bundles on page 283 The following sections contain additional information...

Страница 104: ...rks zmd on other managed devices The initial configuration file contains the URL for the supported services that zmd registers at initial startup zmd uses the information in the in the initial configu...

Страница 105: ...Registering Devices 105 novdocx en 7 January 2010 key yum_service...

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Страница 107: ...ales folder and the appropriate team group As long as each device uses the correct registration key the device is added to the appropriate folder and group Registration key names are not case sensitiv...

Страница 108: ...t the default registration rules use a filter to determine which set of device assignments to apply but a key corresponds directly to a specific set of assignments to apply For more information see Se...

Страница 109: ...r increased security The following characters cannot be used when creating a registration Folder Specify the folder for this registration key This is for organizational purposes only Devices do not ne...

Страница 110: ...HostName OS rather than HostName OS Folder where imported machines should be placed Specify the folder where devices should be placed As a general rule devices with similar configuration settings ref...

Страница 111: ...existing registration key be aware that the changes you make apply only to newly registered devices If the device is already registered the original settings remain For example if you change the nami...

Страница 112: ...e NOTE If you change group membership for a device and then reregister it the previous group membership is left intact and the new group membership is added For example device A is a member of group 1...

Страница 113: ...n however define additional rules that enable you to filter devices as they register and add them to different folders and groups If you establish folders for devices with similar configuration settin...

Страница 114: ...ption is displayed on the rule s Details page If you are creating several registration rules you might want to use the description to detail each rule 4 Click Next to display the Import Filters page 5...

Страница 115: ...e rule to apply Criteria Possible Value CPU Intel Pentium M processor 1600MHz DNS abc xyz com Device Type Server or Workstation GUID 5bf63fb9b1ed4cd880e1a428a1fcf737 Hostname zenserver IPAddress 123 4...

Страница 116: ...hines should be placed Specify the folder where devices should be placed As a general rule devices with similar configuration settings refresh intervals logging settings remote management settings and...

Страница 117: ...stered the original settings remain For example if you change the naming and folder containment settings those devices already registered retain the previous naming convention and remain in the origin...

Страница 118: ...guration settings on the folder and have the devices in the folder inherit them You should not use the same folder for devices that require different configuration settings doing so would prohibit you...

Страница 119: ...the two default server and workstation rules which always remain the last two rules To move a rule up or down in the list 1 Select the rule by selecting the check box next to the rule 2 Click Move Up...

Страница 120: ...name for your folder This is a required field For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Center on page 605 Folder Type the name or browse to the folder that contai...

Страница 121: ...erver that a device is registered against In these three scenarios you could unregister the device and then reregister it in another ZENworks Management Zone or against another ZENworks Server It is n...

Страница 122: ...ing Devices To unregister a device run the rug sd command from the device For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SLES 10 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SLED10 managed devices usr bin rug sd service...

Страница 123: ...ections provide information about Novell ZENworks Linux Management Policy Management features and procedures Chapter 14 Policy Management Overview on page 125 Chapter 15 Understanding Policies on page...

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Страница 125: ...o define and lock down configuration settings on managed devices servers and workstations ZENworks Linux Management provides policies for a number of popular applications including the Novell Linux De...

Страница 126: ...gn policies to devices edit existing policies and more For more information see Chapter 17 Managing Policies on page 183 Remote Execute Policy Executes a script binary or Java file For step by step in...

Страница 127: ...ent configuration to a specific set of devices On managed devices each policy type is enforced by a Policy Handler Enforcer which makes all the configuration changes necessary to enforce and unenforce...

Страница 128: ...policy Lets you configure the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop settings This policy lets you remove certain items from the system menu program menu and personal settings It also lets you configure backgr...

Страница 129: ...u schedule an event in the past the scheduled event will occur when the assigned device refreshes Remote Execute and Text File policies Day of the Week Specific Select one or more days of the week on...

Страница 130: ...operating system of the device from which the settings were imported If you have included settings in the policy that are available on other platforms you can remove or change the system requirement I...

Страница 131: ...0 For the Text File and Remote Execute policies all policies whose system requirements are met are applied on the device For all other policies the first policy amongst the effective policies whose sy...

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Страница 133: ...agement policies Section 16 1 Epiphany Policy on page 133 Section 16 2 Evolution Policy on page 139 Section 16 3 Firefox Policy on page 145 Section 16 4 Generic GNOME Policy on page 151 Section 16 5 N...

Страница 134: ...r ZENworks Linux Management For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Center on page 605 Folder Required Type the name or browse to the folder that this policy wil...

Страница 135: ...ct this option to prevent users from downloading and opening files automatically If you include this setting in the policy users are always asked if they want to save a file or open it For example if...

Страница 136: ...each option you enable provide a value When you enable an option it is locked by default You can unlock the option by clicking The options that are not enabled are excluded from the policy and are not...

Страница 137: ...does not have the Epiphany Web browser installed or has an earlier version than the specified version the policy does not apply Even if you do not include this system requirement in the policy the sys...

Страница 138: ...ssigning a policy to a Group object is the preferred method of assigning the policy Assigning the policy to a large number of objects for example more than 250 might cause increased server utilization...

Страница 139: ...Section 17 3 Creating Policy Groups on page 185 18 Click Next to display the Finish page 19 Review the information on the Finish page making any changes to the policy settings by using the Back butto...

Страница 140: ...r ZENworks Linux Management For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Center on page 605 Folder Required Type the name or browse to the folder that this policy wil...

Страница 141: ...er E Mail signature Specifies whether an e mail signature should be added to the contents of a message E mail server authentication method Specifies the kind of authentication to be used when users co...

Страница 142: ...licy only if the users e mail accounts have been created in the Evolution e mail client 7 Click Next to display the Evolution Configuration Settings page 8 Select the desired options by default all op...

Страница 143: ...lable for viewing attachments Lets you select the MIME types that Evolution allows to be viewed using available Bonobo controls Evolution provides built in support for opening certain MIME types Those...

Страница 144: ...schedule specified At some point in the future you need to configure additional options for the policy by continuing with Section 17 4 Assigning Policies on page 188 or Click Next to display the Polic...

Страница 145: ...in the Name column to select the desired policy groups and display their names in the Selected list box Using policy groups eases administration efforts by letting you group several policies so you ca...

Страница 146: ...e Policy Type list click Firefox Policy then click Next to display the Policy Name page 4 Fill in the fields Policy name Required Provide a unique name for the policy The name you provide displays in...

Страница 147: ...disabled Disable bookmark editing Select this option to prevent users from editing a bookmark Hide bookmarks Select this option to hide bookmarks including all the bookmarks listed in the Bookmark men...

Страница 148: ...add ons that add new functionality to Firefox They can add anything from a toolbar button to a completely new feature Extensions customize the browser to fit the personal needs of each user For exampl...

Страница 149: ...mages Lets you specify the source from where images are loaded The following options are available Anywhere If you select this option images are loaded regardless of their source From originating webs...

Страница 150: ...s for this policy 11 Assign the policy to the devices 11a Click Add to browse for and select the appropriate Server or Workstation objects You can also select Folder or Group objects 11b Click the dow...

Страница 151: ...chedules and so forth rather than configuring these settings for each policy you create For more information see Section 17 3 Creating Policy Groups on page 185 16 Click Next to display the Finish pag...

Страница 152: ...ve tool for ZENworks Linux Management For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Center on page 605 Folder Required Type the name or browse to the folder that this...

Страница 153: ...ces Make sure that you specify the correct key names and types If you choose this option continue with Step 8 on page 154 7 Conditional If you chose the Import the settings from a device option in Ste...

Страница 154: ...eting keys on the Gconf Tree then click Next For detailed information about defining your own Gconf settings click the button on the Built Gconf Tree page 9 Click Next to display the default system re...

Страница 155: ...u click Finish the Generic GNOME policy is created but it does not have devices assigned or a schedule At some point in the future you need to configure additional options for the policy by continuing...

Страница 156: ...the Name column to select the desired policy groups and display their names in the Selected list box Using policy groups eases administration efforts by letting you group several policies so you can u...

Страница 157: ...e for the policy The name you provide displays in the ZENworks Control Center interface which is the administrative tool for ZENworks Linux Management For more information see Appendix C Naming Conven...

Страница 158: ...guration Lets you prevent users from configuring a panel If you select this option users cannot add and remove the icons on the panel Disable launcher creation Lets you prevent users from creating app...

Страница 159: ...menu of the Novell Linux Desktop Select an item you want to remove and move it to the box on the right side The item is removed from the users System menus Remove from Program Menu Lets you remove ite...

Страница 160: ...s from the Personal Settings of Novell Linux Desktop Select an item you want to remove and move it to the box on the right side The item is removed from the users Personal Settings Remove applets Lets...

Страница 161: ...ld exist on the managed device at the specified location Background position Lets you specify background image display options Center displays an image in the center of the screen Fill Screen stretche...

Страница 162: ...inux Desktop Policy page 14 Specify the minimum version of Novell Linux Desktop required for all policy settings to be effective Policy settings are applied only if a device has the same version or a...

Страница 163: ...d list box Assigning a policy to a Group object is the preferred method of assigning the policy Assigning the policy to a large number of objects for example more than 250 might cause increased server...

Страница 164: ...mation see Section 17 3 Creating Policy Groups on page 185 22 Click Next to display the Finish page 23 Review the information on the Finish page making any changes to the policy settings by using the...

Страница 165: ...l for ZENworks Linux Management For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Center on page 605 Folder Required Type the name or browse to the folder that this policy...

Страница 166: ...llowing table explains the available options NOTE The launched program is not terminated by the enforcer if you select the Do not wait or Wait for n sec options Conditional If you chose Script in the...

Страница 167: ...e parameters that are required by the executable specified in the Executable file name field If you want to use shell operations define your own script Conditional If you chose Java in the Executable...

Страница 168: ...ferred method of assigning the policy Assigning the policy to a large number of objects for example more than 250 might cause increased server utilization 9c Click OK 10 Click Next to display the Poli...

Страница 169: ...85 13 Click Next to display the Finish page 14 Review the information on the Finish page making any changes to the policy settings by using the Back button as necessary Click Finish to create the poli...

Страница 170: ...Linux Management For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Center on page 605 Folder Required Type the name or browse to the folder that this policy will be create...

Страница 171: ...Applications Configuration Lets you configure the following settings Remove Favorite Applications from Main Menu File Area Lets your remove favorite applications from the main menu file area of the us...

Страница 172: ...or controls associated with the feature Remove Panel Configuration Lets you prevent users from configuring a panel If you select this option users cannot add and remove the icons on the panel Disable...

Страница 173: ...Background to prevent the image from being displayed on the desktop Background Shade Lets you choose an available shade to decorate the background Select Solid to have the background image uniform ac...

Страница 174: ...is generated and the policy is not applied 13 Click Next to display the Summary page 14 Click Finish to create the policy as configured according to the settings on the Summary page If you click Fini...

Страница 175: ...e available schedules and their options 18 Click Next to display the Policy Groups page 19 Optional Click Add to open the Select Groups dialog box then click the underlined links in the Name column to...

Страница 176: ...Name page 4 Fill in the fields Policy name Required Provide a unique name for the policy The name you provide displays in the ZENworks Control Center interface which is the administrative tool for ZE...

Страница 177: ...pression For detailed information on regular expressions click the button Case sensitive Select this option to distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters When Case sensitive is selected th...

Страница 178: ...a script in the Post Change Action pane The Post Change Action pane is located in the Script page To access the Script page click Next in the General Page user interface Apply the change details Appli...

Страница 179: ...Java Runtime Executable JRE name JRE is used to interpret the Java binary file JRE parameters Specify the parameters to be passed to the Java Runtime Executable JRE NOTE The Own Defined Script specifi...

Страница 180: ...a Click Add to browse for and select the appropriate Server or Workstation objects You can also select Folder or Group objects 11b Click the down arrow next to Servers or Workstations to expand the li...

Страница 181: ...by letting you group several policies so you can use common assignments schedules and so forth rather than configuring these settings for each policy you create For more information see Section 17 3 C...

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Страница 183: ...g Policies on page 202 Section 17 10 Verifying Policy Enforcement on page 202 Section 17 11 Renaming Copying or Moving Policies on page 203 Section 17 12 Deleting Policies Policy Groups and Folders on...

Страница 184: ...step by step instructions to create this policy see Section 16 8 Text File Policy on page 176 17 2 Creating Folders A folder is an organization object that displays in the ZENworks Control Center int...

Страница 185: ...r Type the name or browse to the folder that contains this folder in the ZENworks Control Center interface Description Provide a short description of the folder s contents 4 Click OK 17 3 Creating Pol...

Страница 186: ...s in the ZENworks Control Center interface the administrative tool for ZENworks Linux Management and in the user interface For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Contro...

Страница 187: ...configure additional options for the policy group by continuing with Section 17 4 Assigning Policies on page 188 or Click Next to display the Add Group Members page to perform the following tasks Spec...

Страница 188: ...Summary page then review the information making any changes to the settings by using the Back button as necessary 12 Click Finish 17 4 Assigning Policies When you assign policies you specify device a...

Страница 189: ...the Finish page making any changes to the policy settings by using the Back button as necessary Click Finish to assign the policy as configured according to the settings on the Finish page In addition...

Страница 190: ...settings by using the Back button as necessary then click Finish to add the policy to the group 17 7 Editing Policies You can edit an existing policy to change its description add or remove assignmen...

Страница 191: ...the revision number click Increment Revision Number of errors not acknowledged Displays the number of errors not acknowledged Number of warnings not acknowledged A warning is anything that does not ca...

Страница 192: ...the selected policy You can click the calendar icon to display a calendar to view events for the desired date You can also use the arrows to view events for the previous or next day week or month 2e...

Страница 193: ...ption options in this section Policy type Displays the policy type as Generic GNOME policy Revision Displays the policy s revision number To change the revision number click Increment Revision Number...

Страница 194: ...o the appropriate event then click Acknowledge a check mark displays on the right side of the Date column to indicate that the item has been acknowledged 2d Review the information in the Upcoming Even...

Страница 195: ...t in the original policy and that you do not want as a part of the updated policy 3b Edit the minimum system requirements according to your preferences To edit the system requirements of the Generic G...

Страница 196: ...es The Assignments section lists the devices device groups and device folders to which the selected policy is assigned You can also view the folder to which the device belongs and the schedule You can...

Страница 197: ...column to select the desired group and display its name in the Selected list box Remove Select the check box next to the appropriate group name then click Remove to remove the selected policy from the...

Страница 198: ...object s description if one was provided when the policy was created The description provides a short description of the policy s purpose This description displays in the ZENworks Control Center inte...

Страница 199: ...heck box next to the Name column then clicking Remove to remove Add Click Add to open the Select Groups dialog box then click the blue arrow in the Select column to select the desired group and displa...

Страница 200: ...me type is assigned the first policy that meets the requirements is enforced on managed devices All effective Remote Execute and Text File policies are enforced on managed devices You can specify the...

Страница 201: ...yed based on the value you have selected in the first drop down list 8 Specify a value in the text box The following table describes values you can select in the first drop down list and corresponding...

Страница 202: ...ces tab select the appropriate device click Actions then click Refresh Device On a managed device start a console session and execute the rug refresh command On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SLES 10...

Страница 203: ...nd SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SLED 10 devices The path for SLES 10 and SLED 10 devices is var log zmd messages log 17 11 Renaming Copying or Moving Policies Use the Edit drop down list on the Po...

Страница 204: ...or more information see Section 17 13 Unenforcing Policies on page 205 Deleting Policy Groups The results of deleting a policy group is similar to that of deleting a policy If you delete a policy grou...

Страница 205: ...icy folder is deleted each of its policies and subfolders are also deleted 17 13 Unenforcing Policies Policies are unenforced when either a policy is deleted or it is unassigned from a device On the n...

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Страница 209: ...Center or the zlman command line utility to create and modify packages bundles and catalogs The procedures in this section explain how to perform these tasks using the ZENworks Control Center If you...

Страница 210: ...lt 3 then echo Usage zlmload sh bundle_name arch admin_password echo Example zlmload sh SLES 9 Distro sles 9 i586 novell exit fi Create the bundle to load into zlman V U administrator P 3 bc 1 loop th...

Страница 211: ...similar to imaging operations For more information see Part VI Preboot Services on page 323 You can also create bundle groups to collect several bundles to ease administration and to provide easier as...

Страница 212: ...ating Content in the ZENworks Management Zone ZENworks Linux Management uses a hierarchical organization to simplify device management At the top level a ZENworks Management Zone provides an autonomou...

Страница 213: ...tems on page 215 19 1 Installing the RPM Packages You can install an RPM package either from an RPM file located on the local file system or from remote locations and repositories such as Yellow Dog U...

Страница 214: ...quires authentication with your Novell account name and password 19 2 4 NU Repository The NU repository is basically a collection of YUM repositories The NU repository stores the actual RPM packages a...

Страница 215: ...add to the bundle 3 Add the directories to the package bundle by using the zlman bundle add package bundle name target rpm command IMPORTANT You must not assign this bundle directly to the managed dev...

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Страница 217: ...or more information see zlman 1 page 562 The following sections contain additional information Section 20 1 Understanding Bundles on page 217 Section 20 2 Creating RPM Bundles on page 218 Section 20 3...

Страница 218: ...erating system boots If you are familiar with ZENworks Desktop Management preboot bundles are similar to imaging operations For more information about preboot bundles see Part VI Preboot Services on p...

Страница 219: ...hat displays for users in the ZENworks Linux Management Update Client installed on managed devices during the ZENworks Agent installation when they update software The display name can be the same nam...

Страница 220: ...x Management package repository The packages that you upload to a bundle must already exist on the local device on which you are running the ZENworks Control Center During the bundle creation process...

Страница 221: ...ect the platform of the target devices NOTE Bundles can be installed on any platform bundles are not platform specific The packages contained in bundles are platform specific and can be installed only...

Страница 222: ...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...

Страница 223: ...t 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 optio...

Страница 224: ...ware packages and files are installed to assigned devices and available for use Pre uninstallation post installation Lets you perform tasks that must be done before a bundle is uninstalled Uninstallin...

Страница 225: ...t engine launches 9e Conditional If you chose Binary in Step 9b fill in the fields Executable filename Required Specify the path to the executable file This file must already exist on the device on wh...

Страница 226: ...he bundle to the devices that you want to distribute the bundle to 12a Click Add to browse for and select the appropriate Server or Workstation objects You can also select Folder or Group objects 12b...

Страница 227: ...ssful dry run ensures that the bundle can be successfully deployed or installed on assigned devices packages are available dependencies are met etc Bundle lock Select this option to lock bundles on th...

Страница 228: ...e for use The installation schedule determines when the packages and files are installed on assigned devices so the packages will be available for use Deploy and install immediately when this wizard c...

Страница 229: ...e Back button as necessary Click Finish to create the bundle as configured per settings on the Summary page 20 Click OK 20 3 Creating File Bundles You can use the ZENworks Control Center or the zlman...

Страница 230: ...e can be the same name that you provided in the Name field however you can choose to make the name more intuitive for users Folder Type the name or browse to the folder that this bundle will be create...

Страница 231: ...essed files Unpack Select Unpack to indicate that the files are compressed and should be decompressed and extracted on the assigned devices If you select Unpack the Permissions option is not applicabl...

Страница 232: ...port packages from File list Select the files to import 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 th...

Страница 233: ...er a bundle is installed Installing a bundle means that the software packages and files are installed to assigned devices and available for use Pre uninstallation post installation Lets you perform ta...

Страница 234: ...ur executable script Script engine Required Specify the interpreter that launches to run your script for example usr local bin perl Script engine parameters Specify any parameters you want included on...

Страница 235: ...deployment Specify the deployment schedule for this bundle Specify the installation schedule for this bundle Specify groups for this bundle 12 Assign the bundle to the devices that you want to distri...

Страница 236: ...install at separate scheduled times Use this option to specify an optional deployment schedule separate from the installation schedule If you select this option you can set up a deployment schedule an...

Страница 237: ...etes providing that the assigned devices are online The packages inside the bundle group deploy to and install on devices that are not online when they refresh 16 Click Next to display the Bundle Grou...

Страница 238: ...object during its creation you have already performed the following procedure 1 In the ZENworks Control Center click the Bundles tab select the desired bundle or bundle group in the Bundles list by cl...

Страница 239: ...ot the bundle creation process The log file is located in var opt novell log zenworks This option is not applicable for File bundles A successful dry run ensures that the bundle can be successfully de...

Страница 240: ...ckages will be available for use Deploy and install immediately when this wizard completes Select this option to specify that the packages inside the bundle group deploy and install immediately when t...

Страница 241: ...You can also use this page to edit the bundle group s description add or remove assignments for the bundle and change other configuration settings as described below 2a Review the information in the G...

Страница 242: ...xt to the appropriate device name then click Remove to remove the device s assignment from this bundle Action Deploy and Install Now Click Action Deploy and Install Now to immediately deploy and insta...

Страница 243: ...the same bundle If you make any configuration changes on this page changing the display name or description adding a package to or removing a package from the bundle or adding or modifying a script th...

Страница 244: ...For more information see Step 6a on page 220 Import from repository Click Add Import from repository to open the Package Import dialog box For more information see Step 6b on page 222 Remove Click Re...

Страница 245: ...e device You can use the Freshen option in conjunction with the Auto detect Update or Install options NOTE To view details about each package click the desired package in the Name column 3c Review the...

Страница 246: ...the New Folder dialog box 3 Fill in the fields Name Provide a unique name for your folder This is a required field For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Cente...

Страница 247: ...explains how to perform this task using the ZENworks Control Center If you prefer the zlman command line utility see the Bundle Commands section of zlman 1 page 562 To create a bundle group 1 In the...

Страница 248: ...other options 5 Click Finish to create the bundle group as configured per settings on the Summary page If you click Finish the bundle group is created but it does not have members devices assigned a...

Страница 249: ...he preferred method of assigning the bundle Assigning the bundle to a large number of objects for example more than 250 might cause increased server utilization 8c Click OK 9 Click Next to display the...

Страница 250: ...ion to specify an optional deployment schedule separate from the installation schedule If you select this option you can set up a deployment schedule and an installation schedule If you do not select...

Страница 251: ...to and install on devices that are not online when they refresh 12 Click Next to display the Summary page 13 Review the information on the Summary page making any changes to the bundle settings by usi...

Страница 252: ...Uninstall Bundle Wizard to uninstall only RPM and File bundles You can remove the assignments from preboot Dell Update Package DUP and patch bundles but they cannot be uninstalled by using the Uninsta...

Страница 253: ...re removed from previously assigned devices The following schedules are available Click the link in the left column for more information about each schedule type 7 Click Next to display the Finish pag...

Страница 254: ...Step 4 3 In the Effective Bundles section on the Summary page click Advanced to display all bundles assigned to this device 4 Select the box next to the desired bundle then click Remove to launch the...

Страница 255: ...the previously assigned devices are no longer assigned to the bundle however the software in the bundle remains on those devices Deleting Bundle Groups The results of deleting a bundle group is simila...

Страница 256: ...pying or Moving Bundles Use the Edit drop down list on the Bundles page to edit an existing object To access the Edit drop down list you must select an object by clicking the check box next to the obj...

Страница 257: ...any given time For example suppose a bundle has multiple versions 1 2 and 3 If version 1 is currently deployed all associated devices have version 1 of the bundle deployed If you then make version 3 t...

Страница 258: ...ove a catalog by using a Remote Execute policy but you can remove the bundles and packages contained in a catalog To configure a Remote Execute policy to remove bundles and packages from devices 1 In...

Страница 259: ...rug rm package_name to remove a package that is contained in an installed bundle that contains other packages only the specified package is removed from assigned devices The other packages in the bun...

Страница 260: ...s policy Specify groups for this policy 12 Assign the policy to the devices 12a Click Add to browse for and select the appropriate Server or Workstation objects You can also select Folder or Group obj...

Страница 261: ...can contain details from a large volume of inventory packaging and other device information You can create new reports edit existing reports delete reports or generate one or multiple reports simulta...

Страница 262: ...e zlman For more information on zlman see zlman 1 page 562 To create several bundles with multiple packages create one bundle at a time and add multiple packages to it instead of running the commands...

Страница 263: ...nd increases the speed of the streaming of the packages to it IMPORTANT Setting this attribute instructs the server to offer RC4 encryption at 128b as the only available cipher suite The client will c...

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Страница 265: ...prevent it being deleted or to prevent it from being upgraded to a newer version To lock a package 1 List all the packages installed on the managed device by entering the rug pa command From the list...

Страница 266: ...tering the rug ld lock_index command 4 Ensure that the package is unlocked by entering the rug ll command This displays only the locked packages 21 2 Locking and Unlocking a Bundle on a Managed Device...

Страница 267: ...bundle name and its lock index 2 Select the bundle you want to unlock 3 Unlock the bundle by entering the rug bld lock_index command 4 Ensure that the bundle is unlocked by entering the rug bll comma...

Страница 268: ...sures that there is minimal risk for the incompatibilities with the latest version of the kernel ATI and XGL enablement etc and several key packages The following sections provide more information Sec...

Страница 269: ...ion best suited for the managed device If you want to install a specific version of the package and do not want zmd to choose the best package 1 On the managed device enter the zen installer command T...

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Страница 271: ...ng Catalogs A catalog is a collection of bundles bundles included in a catalog are usually considered optional You can use catalogs to deploy and install optional or dependent packages to assigned dev...

Страница 272: ...plays for users when they install update or remove software The display name can be the same name that you provided in the Name box however you can choose to make the name more intuitive for users In...

Страница 273: ...ployed and installed IMPORTANT If you hide an optional catalog none of the packages contains dependent packages from the user interface the catalog is never deployed and installed For this reason you...

Страница 274: ...ents page 10 Assign this catalog to the devices that you want to distribute the catalog to 10a Click Add to display the Select Assignments dialog box 10b Click the blue arrow next to Servers or Workst...

Страница 275: ...ed and installed on assigned devices according to the schedule Click the Schedule icon to choose the schedule type The following schedules are available Click the link in the left column in the table...

Страница 276: ...the Finish page make any changes to the settings by using the Back button as necessary then click Finish to create the item as configured per settings on the Finish page 14 Click OK 22 3 Assigning Ca...

Страница 277: ...catalog to a Folder or Group object is the preferred method of assigning the catalog Assigning the catalog to a large number of objects for example more than 250 might cause increased server utilizati...

Страница 278: ...hen this wizard completes Select this option to specify that the packages inside the bundle group deploy and install immediately when the Create New Group Wizard completes providing that the assigned...

Страница 279: ...click the desired catalogs to add them to the Selected list 3b Click OK to display the selected catalogs in the list on the Targets page 4 Click Next to display the Finish page review the information...

Страница 280: ...ts are still in place and ZENworks Linux Management does not redistribute the catalog to devices because of the name or location change 22 6 Deleting Catalogs If you delete a catalog from your ZENwork...

Страница 281: ...7 Creating Folders A folder is an organization object that displays in the ZENworks Control Center interface which is the administrative tool for ZENworks Linux Management A folder can contain various...

Страница 282: ...name for your folder This is a required field For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Center on page 605 Folder Type the name or browse to the folder that contai...

Страница 283: ...Dell Update Package Bundle on page 288 23 1 Obtaining Dell Update Packages You mirror Dell Update Packages from the Dell FTP site to your ZENworks server You can also mirror Dell Update Packages from...

Страница 284: ...he desired Dell Update Package bundle by checking the box next to its name click Action then click Assign Bundle to display the Devices to be Assigned page 3 Assign the bundle or bundle group to the d...

Страница 285: ...e are any issues that could prevent the RPM bundle or file bundle from being deployed you can look at the log file to troubleshoot the bundle creation process The log file is located in var opt novell...

Страница 286: ...packages will be available for use Deploy and install immediately when this wizard completes Select this option to specify that the packages inside the bundle group deploy and install immediately whe...

Страница 287: ...l Update Package Bundles on page 283 or If the appropriate Dell Update Package bundle is already assigned to the device continue with Section 23 4 Deploying an Updated Version of a Dell Update Package...

Страница 288: ...y its contents You can however only remove existing packages or replace an existing package with a newer version of that same package You cannot add new packages to the bundle Be aware that if you mod...

Страница 289: ...ter click the Bundles tab 2 Click the underlined link in the Name column for the copy of the Dell Update Package whose contents you want to modify 3 Click the Details page 4 Conditional To replace an...

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Страница 291: ...eplicate packages to each Secondary Server in your system NOTE Depending on your needs you might have more than one ZENworks Management Zone in your system The content replication procedure in this se...

Страница 292: ...to all Secondary Servers in the Management Zone During replication of a bundle only new packages and updates to existing packages are sent The following schedules are available 4 Click Apply Schedule...

Страница 293: ...arpet Enterprise or ZENworks 6 6 x Linux Management YUM Yellow dog Updater Modified NU NOTE To mirror from a ZENworks 6 6 x Linux Management server to a ZENworks 7 3 Linux Management server the 6 6 x...

Страница 294: ...t lets you create and edit a mirror configuration file and store it in an XML file that is compatible with the existing zlmmirror utility You can view catalogs and bundles that are located on a remote...

Страница 295: ...nagement or Red Carpet or create configuration files manually Configuration files are specified using the c flag zlmmirror command c filename xml If no configuration file is specified the default conf...

Страница 296: ...r RCE Red Carpet EnterpriseTM or ZENworks 6 x Linux Management YAST YAST Online Updates RHN Red Hat Network YUM YUM NU Novell Updates User Name to use when connecting to the remote server If no user i...

Страница 297: ...0 and SLED10 For the Novell Updates NU server the device must be registered with NCC to use the device secret as Password Proxy The Proxy configuration element is optional and is used with an Internet...

Страница 298: ...dles directly to your ZENworks Linux Management server After mirroring mirrored catalogs and bundles are displayed in the ZENworks Control Center You cannot perform ZLM mirroring on Secondary Servers...

Страница 299: ...only for ZENworks Linux Management and YAST source servers It can be specified multiple times and can contain either a bundle name or a regular expression string for matching bundle names LocalBundleN...

Страница 300: ...fied categories of patch bundles If the category is not specified all patch bundles are mirrored Valid values are recommended optional and security This tag is applicable only for the NU type servers...

Страница 301: ...ains the software you want to mirror ZLM ZENworks 7 3 Linux Management DELL Dell Update Package FTP Server RCE Red Carpet EnterpriseTM or ZENworks 6 x Linux Management YAST YaST Online Updates RHN Red...

Страница 302: ...ile system of your ZENworks Linux Management server However mirroring the software to the file system does not add it to ZENworks 4a Select the local server that you want to receive the mirrored softw...

Страница 303: ...and select the targets you want to mirror By default all the targets in the selected catalog are mirrored To remove a target from the list select the target then click Remove 5 Conditional The Catego...

Страница 304: ...nal options in the Options group if you are using YOU patches ServicePackGroups Automatically creates bundle groups This option is selected by default FilterPatchRPM Allows the mirroring operation of...

Страница 305: ...tails dialog box is displayed 3 Click Edit to edit the catalog information displayed in the window Editing the Configuration File 1 Launch the xzlmmirror utility by entering the following command at t...

Страница 306: ...ch Bundles for SLES 10 SLED 10 SLES 11 SLED 11 OES 2 To mirror only the patch bundles for SLES 10 SLED 10 SLES 11 SLED 11 and OES 2 platforms from RCE type and NU type remote servers use the p option...

Страница 307: ...the bundle is created for each install type freshen combination For example suppose you mirror a bundle that contains four packages assigned to one OS target Of these four packages one package has the...

Страница 308: ...begin the mirroring process 25 4 Distributing Catalogs from a Public ZENworks Linux Management Server The following sections contain additional information Section 25 4 1 Creating a Public ZENworks L...

Страница 309: ...in the Novell ZENworks 7 3 Linux Management Installation Guide If you plan to update Dell PowerEdge servers using Dell Update Packages we recommend that you mirror the packages from the Dell FTP site...

Страница 310: ...ration Element Setting Type Type Type of mirroring you want performed Type zlm Type Specifying zlm mirrors the Dell Update Packages directly to your ZENworks Linux Management server After mirroring th...

Страница 311: ...Password LocalServer Catalog Name catalog_name Name LocalName LocalName Folder folder_name Folder Target Target ExcludeTarget ExcludeTarget Bundle Bundle ExcludeBundle ExcludeBundle Catalog Session ZL...

Страница 312: ...es as you would for any bundle For more information see Section 23 2 Assigning Dell Update Package Bundles on page 283 If you assign the Dell Update Packages to devices using bundles the packages are...

Страница 313: ...emote server and assign the catalog to the local Primary Server from the remote server 4 Assign the catalog on the remote server to the local server by using the Assign Catalog option in the ZENworks...

Страница 314: ...ription You can mirror Red Hat updates from the NU repository by using YUM subscriptions and updating the RHEL devices These updates are available from the RES catalogs for 32 bit and 64 bit target pl...

Страница 315: ...ovell com repo RCE RES5 x86_64 Base Type Type Type of server you want to mirror Type yum Type Platform Platform The platform of the device to which you want to mirror the packages Platform platform Pl...

Страница 316: ...el 5 i386 rpm 4 Save the configuration file 25 8 Mirroring Dell Updates from the OpenManage Server Administrator Repository by Using a YUM Subscription You can mirror Dell software and Dell drivers an...

Страница 317: ...rget by using the zlman bap command To convert all the 32 bit architecture packages from sles 10 i586 to the corresponding sles 10 x86_64 target you must run the zlman bap command as follows Configura...

Страница 318: ...g All RPM Packages and Package Bundles through a Catalog Pulling on page 318 Section 25 9 2 Delivering Specific RPM Packages Pushing on page 319 25 9 1 Providing All RPM Packages and Package Bundles t...

Страница 319: ...gger a device refresh through the ZENworks Control Center When a device refreshes it downloads the bundle automatically from the server and installs it The managed device requests one or more bundles...

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Страница 321: ...Installing Alien Package Converter on page 321 Section 26 3 Example Usage on page 322 26 1 Alien Package Converter Overview The Alien package converter is a simple program to convert packages from on...

Страница 322: ...helloworld tgz usr When the tarball is unpacked it will create the usr share myapp directory containing the readme file 2 Use Alien package converter to make an RPM package of the tarball by entering...

Страница 323: ...Management Preboot Services features and procedures Chapter 27 Preboot Services Overview on page 325 Chapter 28 Understanding Preboot Services in ZENworks Linux Management on page 329 Chapter 29 Sett...

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Страница 325: ...ice s hard drives Restore an image to the device Apply an existing image to multiple devices Configure Dell devices To accomplish these tasks automatically using the ZENworks Control Center you simply...

Страница 326: ...nabled Kickstart bundles cannot be run using a boot CD or a ZENworks partition ZENworks Image bundle Lists one or more ZENworks images base plus add ons that can be restored on a device This bundle al...

Страница 327: ...for a device to automatically use a Preboot bundle you must first assign a Preboot bundle to the device its parent folder or its group and then you must set up the device to apply the bundle Preboot S...

Страница 328: ...les select the box next to Status Name then click Action Assign bundle Assigns all bundles to the devices that you select in the wizard Click Bundles select the box next to one or more bundle names th...

Страница 329: ...XE is not installed or where you want to manually perform a Preboot Services operation Preboot Services bootable diskette Enables using the Preboot Services bootable CD or DVD when the device doesn t...

Страница 330: ...Read the ZENworks identity information from the hard drives Communicate with novell zmgprebootpolicy to determine if there is any preboot work applicable to the device Present and manage the Preboot...

Страница 331: ...y on page 334 Section 28 3 4 Non registered Device Settings on page 334 Section 28 3 5 Preboot Work Assignment Rules on page 335 Section 28 3 6 Preboot Referral Lists on page 336 Section 28 3 7 Intel...

Страница 332: ...and overwrite the ZENworks boot system preventing ZENworks imaging from being performed Base Images A base image contains descriptions of all partitions and files on a hard drive When it is restored a...

Страница 333: ...Preboot Services Menu Where PXE is enabled on a device the Preboot Services Menu can be displayed during the boot process The following menu choices are displayed on the Preboot Services Menu Start Z...

Страница 334: ...These are the directories where images are allowed to be saved on the imaging server These are the locations that can be selected when configuring where to store image files For the procedures in conf...

Страница 335: ...o devices with specific hardware or to match a broad set of hardware requirements For example you can create a rule that applies a bundle to any device with a specific MAC address or BIOS serial numbe...

Страница 336: ...rver novell proxydhcp responds to this request with information that includes the IP address of an imaging server where the device can send requests for assigned preboot work It is essential that the...

Страница 337: ...more information on Intel AMT see the Intel Web site http www intel com technology platform technology intel amt Using AMT in ZENworks Linux Management The Intel AMT functionality allows you to accura...

Страница 338: ...ication Make sure you provision each AMT device with at least one enterprise name The Provisioning Process The provisioning process for AMT devices allows you to specify many AMT related configuration...

Страница 339: ...device checks novell zmgprebootpolicy to see if there is any imaging work to do 8 If there is imaging work to do as contained in a Preboot bundle that is assigned to the device the device downloads t...

Страница 340: ...aging server are two separate servers on the network Figure 28 1 DHCP Configuration on Separate Servers Processes 1 When the device boots the PXE BIOS issues a DHCP request with PXE extensions The req...

Страница 341: ...guration on the Same Server Part B Processes 1 When the device sees tag 60 in the DHCP response the PXE BIOS reissues the DHCP request on port 4011 2 The Proxy DHCP server responds on port 68 with the...

Страница 342: ...Processes 1 The PXE BIOS requests nvlnbp sys from the TFTP server 2 The TFTP server sends nvlnbp sys to the PXE device 3 The PXE device loads nvlnbp sys into memory Phase 3 Figure 28 5 Phase 3 of the...

Страница 343: ...the Data Model via novell zmgprebootpolicy if any work is assigned 2 Assuming work is assigned the novell zmgprebootpolicy daemon responds with the name of the configuration file to use in performing...

Страница 344: ...nel from the TFTP server 2 Pxelinux 0 requests and receives boot initid from the TFTP server 3 Pxelinux 0 requests and receives boot root from the TFTP server 4 Pxelinux 0 requests and receives boot u...

Страница 345: ...347 Section 28 5 4 Restoring Lab Devices to a Clean State on page 347 Section 28 5 5 Setting Up Devices for Future Reimaging on page 348 Section 28 5 6 Multicasting Device Images on page 348 Section 2...

Страница 346: ...imaging server For more information see Manually Taking an Image of a Device on page 415 These images should include the Novell ZENworks Linux Management Imaging Agent novell zslnx 3 Optionally you c...

Страница 347: ...n that device This is useful for updating lab devices The following steps assume that the devices are unregistered 1 Create an image of a clean model device and store it on a ZENworks Linux Management...

Страница 348: ...aging Corrupted Devices on page 347 28 5 6 Multicasting Device Images The following sections explain the multicasting images feature Understanding Multicasting on page 348 Practical Uses For Multicast...

Страница 349: ...he session participants For more information on the imaging commands see Section E 5 Session Multicast Mode img session on page 639 If you plan to set up multicasting by visiting each device you need...

Страница 350: ...st bundle allowing you to temporarily stop the bundle from executing This is more efficient than unassigning the bundle from many devices 5 Wait for the trigger to happen Each device booting into the...

Страница 351: ...ell Configuration Preboot bundle that it is assigned to To properly configure Dell devices you can also do the following Keep your Dell DTK upgraded to the latest version see Appendix G Upgrading the...

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Страница 353: ...e started manually on at least one server on each network segment Exactly how many servers and which specific servers should run this daemon is dictated by your network topology As a rule of thumb for...

Страница 354: ...sary to boot to the ZENworks Linux Management imaging environment Before you can use Preboot Services with automated Preboot bundles you need to do the following Install the ZENworks Linux Management...

Страница 355: ...ories that you add under the addfiles directory are placed at the root of the client when booting the CD or DVD IMPORTANT When booting from the CD or DVD the imaging engine is read into RAM Because th...

Страница 356: ...oot work This file exists on the imaging server and usually does not need to be modified During the boot process this settings txt file is read and the necessary settings information is discovered and...

Страница 357: ...you select this option you are given the chance to change each setting during bootup Reboot Manually Specifies whether you must reboot a device manually after it was booted with the bootable diskette...

Страница 358: ...look up Internet address message to be displayed during bootup This is because zislnx does not know the IP address when DHCP is being used so the etc hosts file contained in the image does not have t...

Страница 359: ...ble diskette see Creating a Bootable Diskette on page 359 You can save to a different location for use in burning to an imaging CD or DVD 7 When you are finished using this utility click Close IMPORTA...

Страница 360: ...the bootable diskette Use a DNS name only if it is working on your network and the imaging server has an entry in your DNS server s name resolution table 4 Format one high density diskette or insert...

Страница 361: ...Samba on the Linux server in order for the Windows device to have access to this directory The following dialog box is displayed after you click the Preboot Bootable Image tab 2 In the Configuration F...

Страница 362: ...evice does not have PXE available The following sections explain how to manage ZENworks partitions Creating a ZENworks Partition on page 362 Disabling a ZENworks Partition on page 363 Removing a ZENwo...

Страница 363: ...u decide to enable PXE on a device but have previously installed a ZENworks partition on it you can disable or delete the partition because it is no longer necessary For information on deleting the pa...

Страница 364: ...partition at the same time you put down an image However the new image should not contain a ZENworks partition For example you can do the following 1 In the ZENworks Control Center create a ZENworks...

Страница 365: ...Linux Management or any time the server is rebooted and must run on all imaging servers For more information on these daemons see Section D 7 Imaging Server on page 621 Checking the Setup After the Pr...

Страница 366: ...nderstanding of the DHCP protocol DHCP relay agents and IP forwarding The actual configuration of the switch or router must be performed by a person with detailed knowledge of the hardware We strongly...

Страница 367: ...nts for Preboot Services on page 370 The novell pbserv daemon The Preboot Services novell pbserv daemon provides imaging services to devices This includes sending and receiving image files discovering...

Страница 368: ...vices within their LAN A good design ensures that a client does not need to connect to imaging services through a slow WAN link Although you can have any number of imaging servers generally only one P...

Страница 369: ...use a single LAN environment only exists in small lab type networks Limited use because a single LAN environment only exists in small lab type networks Information On the Same Server On Separate Serve...

Страница 370: ...s in the previous section Configuring LAN Environments for Preboot Services on page 370 On the Linux server edit the etc opt novell novell proxydhcp conf file and change LocalDHCPFlag 0 to LocalDHCPFl...

Страница 371: ...version 2 0 1 One VLAN hosts the Proxy DHCP server the second VLAN hosts the DHCP server and the third VLAN hosts the PXE device The PXE device s DHCP broadcast is forwarded by the switch to both the...

Страница 372: ...ess box type the DHCP server IP address 13d Click OK 13e Change the Pass through mode value to Bootp and DHCP 13f Perform Step 1 to Step 5 again and specify the Proxy DHCP server IP address at Step 3...

Страница 373: ...forwarding frames from the port to the rest of the network the switch checks each frame for loops and then drops it The switch can remain in this listening state from 15 to 45 seconds The effect of th...

Страница 374: ...re the following ZENworks Linux Management imaging servers Configuring the TFTP Server on page 374 Configuring the Proxy DHCP Server on page 374 Configuring the Novell pbserv Daemon on page 375 Config...

Страница 375: ...ll pbserv on behalf of PXE devices Use the following steps to modify the settings of novell zmgprebootpolicy 1 Open the following file in an editor etc opt novell zenworks preboot novell zmgprebootpol...

Страница 376: ...e the remainder of the transactions can occur on any available port For this reason imaging servers cannot be separated from their clients by a firewall IMPORTANT The novell tftp and novell zmgpreboot...

Страница 377: ...If you want to save the default options for this menu we recommend that you make a backup copy of pxemenu txt such as pxemenu_orig txt A pxemenu65 txt file also exists for use by ZENworks 6 5 PXE devi...

Страница 378: ...e option colors determine the color of the menu option OptionColor BRIGHT_WHITE OptionBackgroundColor BLUE The chosen colors determine the color of the high lighted option ChosenColor BRIGHT_WHITE Cho...

Страница 379: ...orresponding items matched in each of the last three sections 4 When finished save the pxemenu txt file 29 4 Configuring Preboot Services Defaults You can configure Preboot Services default settings f...

Страница 380: ...Preboot Menu if you have AutoYaST or kickstart bundles assigned to any devices because the Preboot Services Menu interrupts the PXE boot process keeping the AutoYaST or kickstart bundles from being d...

Страница 381: ...t to saving image files 1 In the ZENworks Control Center click the Configuration tab which displays the following Management Zone Settings section Menu Option Function Start ZENworks Imaging Executes...

Страница 382: ...e where images can be restored on the imaging server Specify a full path to the directory in the Add field then click Add to enter it into the list box These are the directories where images are allow...

Страница 383: ...ks Management Zone For more information see Section 28 3 4 Non registered Device Settings on page 334 To configure default ID settings for non registered devices 1 In the ZENworks Control Center click...

Страница 384: ...or their names Options Use prefix ____ This provides a common prefix to the device names such as Lab1 to distinguish them from the devices in Lab2 This can be useful when doing bulk imaging of certain...

Страница 385: ...evice boots edit the etc hosts file on the device and add in its IP address Specify address list Uses IP addresses to identify your devices The addresses you add to the list are available to be used b...

Страница 386: ...sted in this currently assigned list 5 Click either Apply or OK to save the changes This sets the default device ID method for the ZENworks Management Zone 29 4 4 Configuring Preboot Work Assignments...

Страница 387: ...your servers or laptops use the img i command at a bash prompt which displays various BIOS information The BIOS information that you need is listed in the Product Name field For servers and laptops y...

Страница 388: ...is applied to the device Because the rules not the bundles are listed in the Preboot Work Assignment section you can apply multiple rules to a given bundle In that case such a bundle has multiple chan...

Страница 389: ...sing the rule so that you do not accidentally create conflicting filters Being able to view the dialog box as it grows in size because of the filters that you add Filters can be added individually or...

Страница 390: ...Conversely if you have that same amount of information in one rule using filter sets for the AND and OR conditions it might make the dialog box so long that it becomes unmanageable To determine whethe...

Страница 391: ...fault logical operator within the set because OR defaults in the Combine filters using field which you can change Filter sets will be combined using is a display only field When providing multiple set...

Страница 392: ...he value provided in the Value for the component field The possible options for the Hard drive size and RAM fields are less than greater than equal to greater than or equal to less than or equal to no...

Страница 393: ...g the same image This option allows you to force the image to be reapplied to the device For example you might want to refresh all of your lab devices for the next use of the lab IMPORTANT Use this op...

Страница 394: ...d to place the server into the referral list Move up Move down Arranges the order in which the servers are contacted You can move only one server at a time Remove To remove a server from the list sele...

Страница 395: ...e iAMT Redirection Drivers from Intel You can do this on one device then send the result to the other devices that need the drivers as outlined in the steps below The following are required to be inst...

Страница 396: ...your device s or AMT enabled application s documentation for instructions 5 Configure the provisioning server supplied with the application to assign at least one enterprise name to the device Refer...

Страница 397: ...as you entered in Step 2 7b Enter the currently valid IP address for the device 7c Enter an enterprise name Intel suggests that the enterprise name be chosen to indicate the device s general location...

Страница 398: ...entification by providing ZENworks with nonvolatile memory for storing the unique device identity For more information see Section 28 3 7 Intel Active Management Technology AMT on page 337 To configur...

Страница 399: ...s at the folder or device level For more information on the Preboot Services Menu options see Section 28 3 2 Preboot Services Menu on page 333 The Preboot Services Menu can be customized by editing th...

Страница 400: ...ether you are at the folder or device level 6 Select which option to use PXE must be enabled on the device for the menu to be displayed Always Show Preboot Menu Never Show Preboot Menu Show Preboot Me...

Страница 401: ...ration to enable or disable the PXE functionality In this case set either the PXE boot setting or the Network boot setting to Enabled Some BIOSs extend the entry that allows you to configure boot orde...

Страница 402: ...gy For more information see Section 29 3 2 Deploying Preboot Services In a Network Environment on page 366 If you are using Preboot Services PXE as your imaging method you need to enable PXE on the de...

Страница 403: ...or more information see Creating a ZENworks Partition on page 362 Device Must Have Because A supported Ethernet card The device must connect with the imaging server to store or retrieve the images Thi...

Страница 404: ...e persistent network device names for SLES 10 SLED 10 SLES 9 and NLD Disabling the Persistent Network Device Names for SLES 10 SLED 10 on page 404 Disabling the Persistent Network Device Names for SLE...

Страница 405: ...here X represents the number of Ethernet devices on the system For example the name for the configuration eth0 is ifcfg eth0 Disabling the Persistent Storage Device Names To disable the persistent sto...

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Страница 407: ...lable devices are servers and workstations ZENworks Linux Management imaging supports devices that physically connect to the network that meet the minimum requirements for devices ZENworks Linux Manag...

Страница 408: ...isks You can take an image of an existing device and use it to image a similar device or use it as a backup image for reimaging the device 1 In the ZENworks Control Center click the Devices tab 2 Clic...

Страница 409: ...s size to conserve disk space This can cause reimaging to take longer Create an image bundle If you select this option another wizard page is displayed see Step 6 where you can configure the new bundl...

Страница 410: ...412 see Creating an Add On Image on page 419 Configuring the ZENworks Image Bundle for Automatic Imaging Using ZENworks Linux Management you can install software using a bundle Software included in a...

Страница 411: ...me that differentiates the ZENworks Image bundles that are listed together in a folder For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Center on page 605 Folder Browse f...

Страница 412: ...ng the Image Explorer utility which can be run on a Windows device from a Linux server running Samba The Image Explorer utility is located at opt novel zenworks zdm winutils ImgExp exe on the Linux se...

Страница 413: ...replaced However the following options allow you to retain a device s IP address and other identity information when replacing the hard drive These options are only applicable when this Preboot bundle...

Страница 414: ...t IMPORTANT If this Preboot bundle has been created on a management device inside the firewall and you are assigning it to a device outside the firewall port 8089 must be open both ways PUBLIC PRIVATE...

Страница 415: ...ntering a particular imaging command The image is stored on your imaging server If you want to store an image locally rather than on an imaging server see Using a CD or DVD for Disconnected Imaging Op...

Страница 416: ...6 is the same as Balanced 9 is the same as Optimize for space Optimize for speed takes the least amount of time but creates the largest image file Optimize for space creates the smallest image file bu...

Страница 417: ...ze Manually Taking an Image of a Device Using the ZENworks Imaging Engine Menu 1 Boot the device using one of the following methods If the device is PXE enabled boot it from the Preboot Services imagi...

Страница 418: ...explained in the previous sections you can customize it with the Image Explorer utility Specifically you can Compress the image You can compress an image including images created by previous versions...

Страница 419: ...sets For more information see Section D 1 3 Adding a File or Folder to an Open Image on page 608 For information on starting Image Explorer see Section D 1 Image Explorer imgexp exe on page 607 Creat...

Страница 420: ...ng MBR Master Boot Record is restored and the device fails to boot 2 Optional Boot the device from a Windows startup disk and run fdisk to remove all partitions from the hard disk Running fdisk is not...

Страница 421: ...vices to a Clean State on page 347 For more information on the parameters you can use and usage examples see Section E 4 Restore Mode img restore on page 635 Depending on the size of the image it migh...

Страница 422: ...e Restore Image Wizard window specify the source location of the image Local or Server then click Next 9 Browse to and specify the path to the image archive 10 Optional Specify a file set 11 Optional...

Страница 423: ...te the add on images with then click Details 2 In the Assignments section click Add to start the Assign Bundle wizard 3 Click Add to open the Select Objects dialog box 4 Select the devices or groups c...

Страница 424: ...ions on page 424 Using a Hard Disk for Disconnected Imaging Operations on page 426 Using a CD or DVD for Disconnected Imaging Operations In ZENworks Linux Management you can use CDs and DVDs only as t...

Страница 425: ...om path image_name zmg where path and image_name are the path and filename of the image relative to the root of the CD or DVD 7 When the imaging is done remove the imaging boot media if applicable and...

Страница 426: ...ement imaging boot media you can create an image on or put down an image from any primary partition on an IDE or SCSI hard drive You can also use the local ZENworks partition if one is installed Any t...

Страница 427: ...g an Image Using the ZENworks Imaging Engine Menu 1 Boot the device using one of the following methods If the device is PXE enabled boot it from the Preboot Services imaging server For more informatio...

Страница 428: ...a ZENworks Partition on page 362 2 Enter manual from the bash prompt 3 Optional At the Linux prompt enter img dump to view the available partitions For your information note the number of the partiti...

Страница 429: ...631 10 Click Next Depending on the size of the image it might take several minutes to put the image down Images usually take slightly longer to put down than they do to take If the screen goes blank j...

Страница 430: ...urs Using ZENworks Linux Management you can install software using a bundle Software included in a bundle that is assigned directly is considered mandatory the software is installed on all assigned de...

Страница 431: ...ether in a folder For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Center on page 605 Folder Browse for the location where you want the ZENworks Multicast bundle displaye...

Страница 432: ...rks Image bundle using this File set field File sets are defined on the imaging server from the base image using the Image Explorer utility which can be run on a Windows device from a Linux server run...

Страница 433: ...vices can be held up until one of the triggers is realized even for as long as you specify in an elapsed time or number of clients entry After a session has started if other devices boot that are assi...

Страница 434: ...ion A wizard allows you to cause each device assigned to the ZENworks Multicast bundle to be enabled for receiving the bundle when it reboots even if the configuration for the device is to do nothing...

Страница 435: ...contain step by step information about performing a manual multicast session You must perform the steps in both of the following sections however the order in which you perform these tasks does not ma...

Страница 436: ...n the receiving device minus the excluded files For example device1image zmg is the image file on your imaging server You use Image Explorer to determine which data to exclude and assign this to a fil...

Страница 437: ...on each of the participating devices If you do not install the Imaging Agent on each participating device the devices have duplicate network identities For more information see Limitations of Multicas...

Страница 438: ...erating system 7a At the Linux prompt type lilo s then press Enter 7b Press Ctrl Alt Delete If the device doesn t boot to the new operating system that is if the Linux prompt is displayed enter lilo s...

Страница 439: ...a slow CPU the amount of time to compress the data is reduced before the data is sent across the network With this option however the multicast session creates more network traffic than if you selecte...

Страница 440: ...r installing operating systems Therefore select either Never Show Preboot Menu or Show Preboot Menu if CTRL ALT is Pressed for your Preboot Services Menu option which allows PXE enabled Linux devices...

Страница 441: ...r type of icon as well as the folder they are listed under you should develop a naming scheme that differentiates the AutoYaST bundles that are listed together in a folder For more information see App...

Страница 442: ...p daemon For example you might do the following a Copy the kernel file whose default location is boot loader linux on a SLES 9 SP1 bootable CD b Place the copy in a location on your imaging server For...

Страница 443: ...e protocol and server ID Protocol and IP address required to access the script Select NFS FTP HTTP TFTP or FILE from the drop down list then specify the IP address or DNS name of the device containing...

Страница 444: ...entity information that is defined for its ZENworks Control Center object is contained on the hard drive that the device boots from This information can be lost if that hard drive needs to be replaced...

Страница 445: ...e Safe Data If you are using a previous image of this device this option writes ZENworks Control Center object identity information as contained in the image to the new hard drive s Image Safe Data lo...

Страница 446: ...0 3 2 Configuring a Kickstart Bundle A kickstart bundle contains software for installing Red Hat Linux Using ZENworks Linux Management you can install software using a bundle Software included in a bu...

Страница 447: ...scheme that differentiates the kickstart bundles that are listed together in a folder For more information see Appendix C Naming Conventions in the ZENworks Control Center on page 605 Folder Browse f...

Страница 448: ...that is relative to the daemon For example kickstart vmlinuz Initial RAM drive The path should be relative to the home directory of the novell tftp daemon For example you might do the following a Cop...

Страница 449: ...Safe Data Use this option if you have previously taken an image of the device and are using that image with this Preboot bundle This option causes the imaging process to write the device s IP address...

Страница 450: ...make that assignment IMPORTANT If this Preboot bundle has been created on a management device inside the firewall and you are assigning it to a device outside the firewall port 8089 must be open both...

Страница 451: ...7 January 2010 3 In the Create New Bundle Wizard select Preboot bundle then click Next 4 On the Select Preboot Bundle Type page select ZENworks Script bundle then click Next to display the Set General...

Страница 452: ...rks script The script is restricted to doing preboot work prior to the device booting IMPORTANT If you provide any paths to executables in a script make sure that you provide the full path or the exec...

Страница 453: ...ntrol Center object However if the image contained in this bundle was not previously made from this device it receives the new ZENworks Control Center object that is defined in the image If you do not...

Страница 454: ...for instructions on updating the DTK 30 5 1 Creating Dell Configuration Scripts and Files When you create a Dell Configuration bundle you might need specialized scripts or files to already exist depen...

Страница 455: ...date must be the same as the device you are using to configure the file For example if the boot device is a Dell 2950 then the configured file can only be used to update other Dell 2950 devices 3 When...

Страница 456: ...es You can save the file using any filename however the filename you save it as must be provided in the Dell Configuration bundle Therefore if you save to a different name make a note of it WARNING Do...

Страница 457: ...s in a RAM drive You can safely reboot after you upload the file to the TFTP server 5 To upload the new configuration file to your ZENworks TFTP server enter tftp l local_DRAC_filename r remote_DRAC_f...

Страница 458: ...uide novdocx en 7 January 2010 3 In the Create New Bundle Wizard select Preboot bundle then click Next 4 On the Select Preboot Bundle Type page select Dell Configuration bundle then click Next to disp...

Страница 459: ...s does not create them from this wizard Description Provide a description to help you later recognize the exact purpose of this Dell Configuration bundle 6 Click Next to display the Dell Configuration...

Страница 460: ...to the Dell utility partition file The path must be relative to the TFTP server s home path The file is written to the partition in the process of creating a new partition or when updating an existin...

Страница 461: ...dles on page 461 to assign the bundle and complete the wizard Finish Creates the Dell Configuration bundle as configured per the settings listed on this Summary page This bundle is not assigned to any...

Страница 462: ...sed on accessing this wizard when creating a ZENworks Script bundle 2 Click Add to display the Select Assignments dialog box 3 Browse for and select the devices that you want to be assigned to this bu...

Страница 463: ...onfiguration then click one of the following Back If necessary use this to make changes before finishing Finish Click to create the bundle and assign the devices or groups to the bundle when it is cre...

Страница 464: ...the Preboot Work section select one of the following from the drop down list for the Scheduled work field Do nothing Continue with Step 5 Apply Preboot bundle Continue with Step 6 Take an image Contin...

Страница 465: ...ective bundle You can select the bundle to apply from the drop down list which changes the effective bundle for the device The next time the device boots or when you manually apply a Preboot bundle su...

Страница 466: ...ssion between an average of the reimaging speed and the available disk space for the image file Optimize for speed Optimizes the compression to allow for the fastest reimaging time Use this option if...

Страница 467: ...xplorer Version To determine which version of Image Explorer you are using 1 Click Help About 31 3 Image Explorer versus Linux Konquerer Although ZENworks Imaging Explorer looks and functions like Lin...

Страница 468: ...tem in its content including modifying some of the properties Section 31 6 1 Viewing and Modifying the Properties of the Image File on page 468 Section 31 6 2 Viewing the Properties of an Image File I...

Страница 469: ...lue larger than exists on the target device However if you specify a smaller disk space size than is on the target device only that amount of disk space is used so the remaining disk space is unused F...

Страница 470: ...re the image file or less space to store the file on your Imaging server IMPORTANT If you have used Delete to hide files in the image they are removed from the image during compression To compress the...

Страница 471: ...you are essentially creating a base image on the first CD or DVD The remaining CDs or DVDs are add on images Because images are split by placing individual files into different images an image cannot...

Страница 472: ...xistence so that you can later unhide them to be applied to the imaged device 1 Click File Open 2 Browse for and select the image file Large image files might take a few moments to open 3 Select the d...

Страница 473: ...vidually select partitions and directories in the left pane Any partition or directory that you select includes everything under it Select a partition or directory in the left pane then click Edit Sel...

Страница 474: ...2 Browse for and select the image file Large image files might take a few moments to open 3 Click File Save If any changes have been made this must be done before you can extract the information 4 Cl...

Страница 475: ...les you want the add on image to contain then drag or copy the directories and files into the right pane from your file browser Click Image Add Files and select the files to be added Click Image Add D...

Страница 476: ...n 31 9 2 Selecting New Image File Options on page 476 31 9 1 Creating Configuring and Saving the New Image File 1 Click File New 2 Configure the new image file using the instructions in Selecting New...

Страница 477: ...s on adding new content 2 Continue with Configuring File Sets on page 477 or return to Step 3 in Creating Configuring and Saving the New Image File on page 476 Configuring File Sets 1 See Configuring...

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Страница 481: ...sed by the ZENworks administrator The Inventory scanning capability of ZENworks Linux Management performs the following tasks Collects hardware and software inventory information from workstations and...

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Страница 483: ...n click the device to show its details 3 Click the Inventory tab Refer to the following sections for descriptions of the inventory information Section 33 2 Reviewing Device Inventory Summaries on page...

Страница 484: ...nformation about each device click the hardware component name in the interface Location The server location Scan Data Item Description Asset Tag The asset identification number assigned to the machin...

Страница 485: ...acturer CD ROM manufacturer Chassis Name Chassis name Manufacturer Chassis manufacturer Asset Tag A code for property and product identification Serial Number Serial number assigned by the manufacture...

Страница 486: ...dem name Manufacturer Modem manufacturer Motherboards Name Motherboard name Manufacturer Motherboard manufacturer name Version The version of the motherboard Slots The number of expansion slots in the...

Страница 487: ...ription Description of the pointing device Power Supplies Name Name of the power supply Description A description of the power supply Processors Name Processor name Family The name of the class or gro...

Страница 488: ...registered 2 When new software in installed on a client that software inventory information will be sent to the server immediately 3 At a scheduled refresh which refreshes data as described in the cl...

Страница 489: ...Preparing to Roll Up Inventory Ensure that the following prerequisites are met ZENworks 7 3 Linux Management has been successfully installed The hardware inventory data has been stored in the ZENworks...

Страница 490: ...want to roll up the hardware inventory data 3b Specify the time interval between roll ups By default the time interval is 168 hrs 4 Click Apply then click OK 34 3 Understanding the Roll Up Process ZEN...

Страница 491: ...the ZEN Loader The flow of information from the Sender in the roll up of inventory information is as follows 1 The ZEN Loader starts the Sender on the Inventory server At the time specified in the Rol...

Страница 492: ...zip file has already been stored once The zip filename changes depending on if the database is attached to the Inventory server The zip file contains the zip files and a property file The property fi...

Страница 493: ...iew log information about any Remote Management sessions performed on any managed device from anywhere in your network Remote Management can save you and your organization time and money For example y...

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Страница 495: ...component that is installed on a managed device enabling the administrator to remotely control and remote view the managed device The Remote Control Service starts automatically when the managed devic...

Страница 496: ...lications running on the managed device using Alt Z in the Remote Management Viewer 35 2 2 Understanding Remote View Remote View lets you view the managed device instead of controlling it This helps y...

Страница 497: ...ving Remote Management Performance on page 505 36 1 Configuring the Remote Management Settings Remote Management Settings allows you to configure the Remote Management settings for the management zone...

Страница 498: ...rol or Remote View session 6 To enable Remote Login Service on a particular port select the Enable remote login service on port option By default the Remote Login Service listens on port 5951 7 In the...

Страница 499: ...ide 5 Edit the Remote Management Settings as required 6 Click Apply These changes will be effective on the managed devices on their next Settings Refresh Schedule 36 1 3 Configuring Remote Management...

Страница 500: ...anaged Device on page 500 Section 36 2 2 Clearing the Remote Management Agent Password on page 501 Section 36 2 3 Clearing Remote Management Agent Log Files on page 501 36 2 1 Setting Up the Remote Ma...

Страница 501: ...onsole to manage various ZENworks components including Remote Management You can initiate various Remote Management operations from the following locations Section 36 3 1 Initiating a Remote Managemen...

Страница 502: ...n the browser of the Management Console 36 3 2 Initiating a Remote Management Session from the Device Context You can perform Remote Management operations on a specific device 1 In the ZENworks Contro...

Страница 503: ...t the Certificate of the Signed Applet To avoid the message to be displayed again select Always 10 If the Ask for permission from user on the managed device setting is enabled click Yes on the permiss...

Страница 504: ...68 0 1 and the Remote Control Service port number is 5950 specify as 192 168 0 1 5950 You can specify the display number after the IP address with a single colon preceding it For example if the IP add...

Страница 505: ...and the managed device If you perform Remote Management operations over an insecure network like Internet you should tunnel the VNC protocol using SSH for secure communication 1 Establish SSH tunnelin...

Страница 506: ...er of the managed device We recommend that you use Pentium III 500MHz or later with 64 MB RAM or higher Disable the wallpaper Configure the following settings at the managed device Reduce the screen r...

Страница 507: ...cies and bundles Specifically event monitoring allows you to do the following Monitor problems associated with devices policies and bundles Track successful events Log events and run reports View a su...

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Страница 509: ...n 37 3 Monitoring Policy Events on page 510 Section 37 4 Monitoring Bundle Events on page 510 Section 37 5 Using the Hot List on page 510 Section 37 6 Backing Up the Log Files on page 511 37 1 Event M...

Страница 510: ...h setting policies and displays them in the event logs The resulting messages alert you to any problems that arise such as failed connections and the inability to create schedules 37 4 Monitoring Bund...

Страница 511: ...ing Up the Log Files You can take a backup of var opt novell log zenworks tomcat catalina out or any other log file using the logrotate utility The logrotate utility is available with the operating sy...

Страница 512: ...file do the following Rename the log4j configuration file from etc opt novell zenworks log4j properties disabled configuration file to etc opt novell zenworks log4j properties Restart the ZENworks se...

Страница 513: ...ent s severity The icon indicates an event has executed successfully The icon indicates an exception condition that might cause problems but might not need immediate attention The icon indicates that...

Страница 514: ...t you can still see it in the Advanced page Clicking Finished closes the window There are two log lists the Event Log and the System Event Log The Event Log lists the event messages generated by the Z...

Страница 515: ...anced Page on page 518 Section 38 2 4 Clearing the Event Log on page 518 38 2 1 Viewing an Event Log You can view event logs for devices policies and bundles To view an event log start with the approp...

Страница 516: ...you ve seen it and either fixed it or decided to take care of the problem later When you acknowledge an event it is removed from the event and system log lists but kept in the database and on the Adva...

Страница 517: ...ins in the database and is listed on the Advanced page To acknowledge several events 1 Open the Summary page For information see Section 38 2 1 Viewing an Event Log on page 515 2 Click Advanced on the...

Страница 518: ...cription of an event for more details 38 2 4 Clearing the Event Log After you acknowledge an event you have two options for cleaning up the logs You can clear the events which deletes the events from...

Страница 519: ...st event log and system event log Clear all event messages This clears all events within a specified date range from the event log system event log advanced event log and advanced system event log Per...

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Страница 521: ...tion 5 1 ZENworks Services on page 47 Message Logger logs the messages in different output targets such as e mails SNMP traps writes to the database local and system log files and the central log file...

Страница 522: ...onmental variable 39 5 Viewing the Debug Logs on ZENworks Server The following logs are available on ZENworks Server ZENworks Server Logs The ZENworks Server logs are located in the var opt novell log...

Страница 523: ...ZENworks Agent zmd Logs The ZENworks Agent zmd logs are in the zmd messages log and zmd backend log files On SLES 11 devices the backend logs are in the zmd satbackend log file For more information v...

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Страница 525: ...the Primary Server The following settings of the Message Logger can be configured to log messages on the Primary Server Section 40 1 1 Configuring Database Maintenance Settings on page 525 Section 40...

Страница 526: ...that have a severity of Warning and Error Select Information and Above to store the messages that have a severity of Information Warning and Error 5 In the Limit File Size To field specify the size of...

Страница 527: ...y s occurred on device a at t 11 Click OK or Apply 40 1 4 Configuring SNMP Settings These settings allow you to send messages as SNMP traps The location of the MIB file is opt novell zenworks share lo...

Страница 528: ...g 3 Under Local File the Log Message to a Local File if Severity Is check box is selected by default if you are on ZENworks 7 3 Linux Management For a new installation of ZENworks 7 3 Linux Management...

Страница 529: ...ng System Log Settings These settings allow you to insert messages into the system file The path of the system log file is var log messages 1 In the ZENworks Control Center click Configuration 2 In Ma...

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Страница 531: ...cx en 7 January 2010 X Reports The following sections provide information on Novell ZENworks Linux Management reporting features Chapter 41 Reports Overview on page 533 Chapter 42 Generating ZENworks...

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Страница 533: ...TM The following reports are provided with ZENworks Linux Management Section 41 1 Bundle Reports on page 533 Section 41 2 Dell Reports on page 533 Section 41 3 Device Reports on page 534 41 1 Bundle R...

Страница 534: ...talled Dell applications for a single model List of Bundled Dell Update Packages Lists all Dell Update Package Bundles and the Dell Update Packages contained in each bundle Report Name Description Dev...

Страница 535: ...Modifying Report Details on page 540 Section 42 5 Generating Reports on page 541 Section 42 6 Exporting Reports on page 542 Section 42 7 Resetting Default Reports on page 543 42 1 Creating a Folder Y...

Страница 536: ...ata and to customize how the information is displayed After you create the report you can generate the report and view or print it in formats such as XML HTML or CSV comma separated values You can als...

Страница 537: ...ort Columns Select a column then click Add You can select a group of items by holding the Shift key and clicking the first and last items in the group or you can select several items by holding the Ct...

Страница 538: ...t add another filter and use the Not operator to eliminate a certain BIOS Release Date value from the search 7 Click Add Filter to create a filter Use the drop down menu to specify whether to combine...

Страница 539: ...emplate you want to modify 4 Click Edit Copy 5 Specify a name for the report and click OK 6 Click the report name you just created 7 Modify the report See Section 42 4 Modifying Report Details on page...

Страница 540: ...the ZENworks Control Center click the Reports tab 2 Select a report 3 To modify the settings of an existing report complete any of the following fields or options Task Description Rename Displays the...

Страница 541: ...umns Add delete or change the column layout and sorting details of the report See Section 42 2 Creating a Report on page 536 for more information about adding columns to a report Novell recommends tha...

Страница 542: ...Center click the Reports tab 2 Select the check box of the report you want to export This feature is only available for single items 3 Click Action and select the desired format Table 42 2 Output Typ...

Страница 543: ...eset the default reports to their original settings when you installed ZENworks The default reports are the bundle and device reports that come with the installed software NOTE When new Dell devices a...

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Страница 545: ...enter on page 605 Appendix D Imaging Utilities and Components on page 607 Appendix E ZENworks Imaging Engine Commands on page 631 Appendix F Updating ZENworks Imaging Resource Files on page 647 Append...

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Страница 547: ...and Line Utilities A 547 novdocx en 7 January 2010 A Command Line Utilities zmd 8 on page 548 zrmservice 1 on page 551 zlm debug 1 on page 552 zlmmirror 1 on page 554 zlman 1 on page 562 rug 1 on page...

Страница 548: ...s you to configure the following preferences blackout interval start_time end_time The time interval for which the device is to be locked Specify the start time and end time in the HH MM format with h...

Страница 549: ...NLD RHEL and OES zmd messages log Log file The file is located in var opt novell log zenworks on SLES 9 OES 1 NLD and RHEL 3 4 5 and in var log on SLES 10 SLED 10 and OES 2 zmd Cached information from...

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Страница 551: ...swd Changes the Remote Management Agent password clrpasswd Clears the Remote Management Agent password clearlog Clears the Remote Management Agent message log files Help Options help Displays the help...

Страница 552: ...dules dir directory_path Specifies the modules directory tar dir directory_path Specifies the directory to place the tarball in a no cache Do not collect cache data Cache data is located in the var op...

Страница 553: ...ver data includes PostgreSQL and Novell eDirectory data Authors Copyright 2005 2010 Novell Inc http www novell com All rights reserved See Also rug 1 zlman 1 zlmmirror 1 zmd 8 zrmservice 1 To report p...

Страница 554: ...from the remote server to your server using a few simple commands Software can be mirrored from the following servers ZENworks Linux Management Dell Update Packages DUPs YaST Online Updates Red Hat N...

Страница 555: ...otherwise the default etc opt novell zenworks zlmmirror xml is used t target Restricts the listing to the specified target catalog list packages clp options catalog Lists the packages available in th...

Страница 556: ...Specifies values such as security recommended or optional This value will have precedence over the values that you specify in the mirror configuration file This command is applicable for RCE and NU se...

Страница 557: ...hich is your ZLM server receiving the mirrored software as well as information on the catalogs bundles and packages you want mirrored Remote Server The remote server is specified according to the foll...

Страница 558: ...n SLES 9 and OES etc zmd secret on SLES 10 and SLED 10 YUM Does not require any authentication When connecting to an RHN server or a Dell Server leave this element empty Proxy The Proxy configuration...

Страница 559: ...have multiple Catalog elements and each catalog you want to mirror must have its own entry Catalog Name Red Carpet 2 Name LocalName Red Carpet 2 LocalName Target sles 9 i586 Target Package lib Package...

Страница 560: ...ExcludePackage Same as Package except specified packages are excluded This option can be specified multiple times and can contain either a package name or a regular expression string for matching pac...

Страница 561: ...ement you should use Bundle patch Bundle to mirror all bundles with the name starting with patch ZENworks Linux Management supports all the Java regular expressions For more information on the Java re...

Страница 562: ...ist is shortened to al The exceptions to these general syntax rules are system commands such as ping and server version which apply directly to the server For filenames you can use standard shell glob...

Страница 563: ...zlman catalog add bundle options catalog bundle Option Flags Commands that do not have command specific options they accept only the standard option flags do not have options listed as an argument in...

Страница 564: ...ts assign ara options admin name object name Assigns the specified administrator rights to the object specified by object One of the following options must be specified to indicate the object type w w...

Страница 565: ...ng form or with the letter b in the short form with the exception of the patch bundle command which begins with the letter p bundle add file baf options bundle target platform destination file Adds a...

Страница 566: ...description description Provides a description for the bundle disable persistence Does not apply the persistence when the bundle is installed bundle delete options bd bundle Deletes one or more bundl...

Страница 567: ...ecified folder bundle remove dup brd options bundle package ID package ID Removes a Dell Update Package from a DUP bundle The package ID is listed with the bundle list dups command bundle remove packa...

Страница 568: ...es that the action should be performed at a time relative to now The time should be formatted as DD HH MM A repeat frequency can be specified catalog create cc options catalog name containing folder C...

Страница 569: ...ions key Activates your system license info li options Displays licensing information license set seats lss options count Sets the number of allowed active devices Package Commands These commands are...

Страница 570: ...f interest exclude it from mirroring by using the ExcludeBundle or ExcludeTarget options in the zlmmirror conf file Use ExcludeBundle for ZENworks Linux Management and YaST source servers For other so...

Страница 571: ...ion add server group rasg options key group Adds membership in the specified server group to objects registering using the specified key registration add workstation group rawg options key group Adds...

Страница 572: ...pts the following options k newkey key Updates the name of the key with the provided name u usage count Updates the maximum number of devices that can be registered using this key to the provided numb...

Страница 573: ...workstation registers without a key ruleset create server rscs options name position Creates a new rule set to apply when a server registers without a key ruleset delete rsd options name or position...

Страница 574: ...imulates the transaction and does not make any changes on the managed device This option is not applicable for File bundles a allow removal Allows removal of a bundle This option is not applicable for...

Страница 575: ...ecified weekly MWF Specifies the days of the week when the action must be performed If specified the action is repeated on the specified days every week For example if you specify MWF the action is ex...

Страница 576: ...s or groups server folder create sfc options folder name containing folder Creates a new folder in the specified folder server group add sga options group server Adds one or more servers to a group se...

Страница 577: ...og policymanager settings inventory server rename srn options current name new name Renames a device server remove bundle srb options server bundle Removes the association between a server and one or...

Страница 578: ...w OS target Accepts the following arguments Name Target name such as sles 9 i586 Arch Architecture such as i586 or x86_64 Package Manager System package manager such as rpm Primary Role Role of the op...

Страница 579: ...moval Allows packages to be removed if there are conflicts This option is not applicable for File bundles push now Immediately pushes the bundle to the managed device prepare time HH MM Specifies a ti...

Страница 580: ...example if you specify MWF the action is executed every Monday Wednesday and Friday The values for the days of a week are Monday M Tuesday TU Wednesday W Thursday TH Friday F Saturday SA Sunday SU mon...

Страница 581: ...eate wgc options group name containing folder Creates a new group workstation group members wgm options group Lists workstations in a group workstation group remove wgr options group workstation Remov...

Страница 582: ...y when the action must be performed The time must be specified in the HH MM format with hours in the 24 hour format date YYYY MM DD Specifies a date when the action must be performed The date must be...

Страница 583: ...ions group policy Adds a policy to a policy group policy group create pgc options group name folder Creates a policy group policy group members pgm options group Lists the members of a policy group po...

Страница 584: ...command U user username Provides a user name If not provided you are prompted P password password Specifies a password If not provided you are prompted log logfile Specifies the log file default var...

Страница 585: ...28 47 will work Dashes indicate dates and colons indicate times The order of the date numerals will vary by locale settings 24 hour or 12 hour time Both 13 28 47 and 1 28 47 PM are acceptable All time...

Страница 586: ...revent the accidental installation of unwanted software By default all operations are performed on software from within catalogs to which you are subscribed although you may alter this with the allow...

Страница 587: ...hat are listed with the commands The most commonly used command is rug update which downloads and installs updates in catalogs to which you are subscribed Bundle Management Commands bundle history bhi...

Страница 588: ...led bundles and their bundle lock status u uninstalled only Shows only uninstalled bundles c incomplete only Shows only incomplete bundles s show name Shows the actual name of the bundle g show guid S...

Страница 589: ...ot prompt for confirmation p prepare only Only prepares bundles does not install f freshen Freshens children r allow removals Removes all conflicting packages N dryrun Tests and displays but does not...

Страница 590: ...ectively The Status column is empty if the package is not installed It displays i if the package is installed v if a different version of the package is installed on the device or s if the package in...

Страница 591: ...installs the best version of the package On SLES 10 and SLED 10 platforms the resolvableType can be a package pattern product or patch by default it is package Accepts the following option flags u all...

Страница 592: ...lock number Deletes the package lock you specify by its number You can find the number for each lock with the lock list ll command lock list ll options lock number Lists the package locks that have b...

Страница 593: ...es i installed only Shows only patches that are already installed u uninstalled only Shows only patches that are not currently installed c catalog Shows only the patches from the catalog you specify s...

Страница 594: ...the Status Catalog Bundle Name Epoch Version Release and Arch columns summary sum Shows a summary of available updates for each catalog update up catalog Downloads and installs updates With no argume...

Страница 595: ...tailed information for a pattern patterns pt options catalog catalog Shows the patterns in a given catalog Accepts the following option flags i installed only Shows only installed patterns u uninstall...

Страница 596: ...new channel refresh ref uri number name Refreshes the specified services If no service is specified all services are refreshed You must add a service by using the rug service add command before you c...

Страница 597: ...ormal output Normal output default terse Terse output no abbrev No abbreviation debug Debug output prints full exception traces quiet Quiet output prints only error messages service delete sd uri numb...

Страница 598: ...following option flags r replace Replaces the user if that user already exists user delete ud username Deletes the specified users user edit ue username Edits an existing user This command is interact...

Страница 599: ...t prints full exception traces version Prints the rug version and exits Authors Copyright 2005 2010 Novell Inc http www novell com All rights reserved See Also zlman 1 zmd 8 zrmservice 1 zlm debug 1 z...

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Страница 601: ...tart date s field Select When Schedule Execution Should Start Select one of the following options Start Immediately at Start Time The scheduled event runs immediately at the time that you specify in t...

Страница 602: ...o avoid possible network overload For example if you want to distribute or install a bundle to 100 users you could use the Start at a random time between start time and end time option to specify a on...

Страница 603: ...e on all devices You can use this option to avoid possible network overload For example if you want to distribute or install a bundle to 100 users you could use the Start at a random time between star...

Страница 604: ...refresh on the device by running the rug ref command the scheduled action runs on the first manual refresh only and not on subsequent refreshes manual refreshes or global refreshes Delay Execution aft...

Страница 605: ...entions The name must be unique in the folder Uppercase and lowercase letters as well as underscores and spaces are displayed as you first entered them but they aren t distinguished Leading and traili...

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Страница 607: ...e Explorer and Microsoft Windows Explorer function Replacing Files in an Image During the life cycle of an image files might be deleted or updated using Image Explorer When you replace an existing fil...

Страница 608: ...ting an Add On Image on page 610 Section D 1 13 Adding a Partition to a New Add On Image on page 610 Section D 1 14 Compressing an Image on page 610 Section D 1 15 Splitting an Image on page 611 Secti...

Страница 609: ...elect the file or folder click Image then click Delete IMPORTANT Deleting a file in the Image Explorer merely marks it for deletion it can still be retrieved A file marked as deleted is not removed fr...

Страница 610: ...tion to an existing add on image or to any base image D 1 14 Compressing an Image You can set compression options so that it takes less time to restore the image file and less space to store the file...

Страница 611: ...ion is used by default when an image is created Optimize for Space Creates the smallest image file but takes longer to compress 4 Click Compress Files marked for deletion in the image are removed duri...

Страница 612: ...eld The Original size field is not applicable for add on images and cannot be modified for them D 2 Novell ZENworks Linux Management Imaging Agent novell zislnx The Novell ZENworks Linux Management cl...

Страница 613: ...ta Viewer and Editor zisview and zisedit After booting a device from an imaging boot media PXE CD DVD or ZENworks partition you can enter zisedit and zisview at the Linux bash prompt to edit and view...

Страница 614: ...of the last base image that was restored to the device Last Base Image Size The size of the last base image that was restored to the device Last Base Image Address The IP address of the last base ima...

Страница 615: ...ess IP Address Displays the static IP address that this device uses Gateway Displays the gateway that this device uses Subnet Mask Displays the subnet mask that this device uses DNS Servers The number...

Страница 616: ...All of the following are valid field names the corresponding minimum names that can also be entered on the command line follow each field name in parenthesis JustImaged J ScriptedImage SC LastBaseImag...

Страница 617: ...is the information you want this field to contain field is not case sensitive For example enter zisedit Mask 255 255 252 0 to enter this information in the subnet mask field All of the following are v...

Страница 618: ...that begin with a pound sign signify comments and are ignored during the imaging boot process You can edit this file manually in a text editor or by making configuration changes in the zimgboot exe u...

Страница 619: ...t partition information or the image safe data before booting to the native operating system Example MANUALREBOOT YES PARTITIONSIZE Specifies the number of megabytes to allocate to the ZENworks partit...

Страница 620: ...ode Examples PROXYADDR 137 65 95 127 PROXYADDR imaging xyz com This parameter is used to set the PROXYADDR environment variable in Linux when the device is booted from an imaging boot media other than...

Страница 621: ...do the following Section D 7 1 Initiating the Imaging Processes on page 621 Section D 7 2 Viewing Information About Imaging Requests on page 630 Section D 7 3 Starting a Manual Multicast Session on pa...

Страница 622: ...on the Linux command line in a terminal program etc init d novell pbserv Table D 5 lists the arguments for this command the executable it starts and the configuration file it uses Table D 5 Novell pbs...

Страница 623: ...vell proxydhcp The novell proxydhcp configuration file novell proxydhcp conf contains the following parameters IPAddress The IP address to be used by imaging for all communications If nothing is enter...

Страница 624: ...ch as nvlnbp sys MenuTimeout 2 The number of seconds the F8 menu is displayed before automatically choosing the first option which is always this server and its default NBP The default is 2 seconds Pr...

Страница 625: ...the novell tftp Components To initiate the novell tftp daemon enter the following command listed under Script Location on the Linux command line in a terminal program etc init d novell tftp Table D 9...

Страница 626: ...tial value It may increase or decrease depending on the performance of the network This value is only a default It can be changed at the request of a client See RFC 2349 Valid values are 1 through 60...

Страница 627: ...ll the log Valid values are 0 1 2 3 and 4 The default is 2 Each message from the TFTP server is assigned a priority level If TFTPLogLevel is set to a value equal to or greater than a message s priorit...

Страница 628: ...bootpolicy conf Parameter Description LocalInterface 10 0 0 1 The IP address that is used by the Policy server This setting is intended only for use on servers with multiple LAN interfaces The address...

Страница 629: ...By default this parameter is commented out EnableAMTSupport Yes This feature is not currently supported in Novell ZENworks Linux Management This field enables or disables support for Intel s AMT techn...

Страница 630: ...iating a Multicast Session from Each Client on page 437 showpid Displays the daemon s process ID For example if you enter etc inid d novell pbserv showpid information similar to the following is retur...

Страница 631: ...s Imaging Engine is downloaded to the device when booting Because the ZENworks Imaging Engine is a Linux application the command syntax is case sensitive The overall syntax is img mode where mode is a...

Страница 632: ...maging Engine menu enter img then click F9 Query for work on the task bar To display the ZENworks Imaging Engine menu enter img then press F9 In this mode the ZENworks Imaging Engine queries the imagi...

Страница 633: ...ll configuration partitions are always excluded Devices with logical volumes LVMs are not supported for imaging The syntax of this mode depends on whether you store the image locally or on an imaging...

Страница 634: ...f a local partition to exclude from the image You can repeat this parameter as needed to exclude multiple partitions If you omit this parameter all partitions are included in the image except the one...

Страница 635: ...file already exists the imaging server won t overwrite it unless you enable this behavior in the ZENworks Control Center If no folders are specified in the path the image is created at the root of th...

Страница 636: ...Restore from Local img restorel Use the Restore from Local mode to retrieve an image from a local device and put it down on the device For more information see Section 30 1 3 Setting Up Disconnected...

Страница 637: ...y multiple parts of the image to a single local partition but you can t apply the same part of an image to multiple local partitions in a single operation Example Explanation img restorel8 imgs dellnt...

Страница 638: ...Restoring Standard Images on page 346 If you omit this parameter file set 1 is used apartition ppartition A mapping between a partition in the image archive apartition and a target physical partition...

Страница 639: ...ipants For more information see Initiating a Multicast Session from Each Client on page 437 Using the bash prompt the following example explains the syntax and available parameters that you can use wi...

Страница 640: ...ion then selecting Yes clients count The number of participating devices that must register with the master before imaging begins This option only applies to session masters If you omit this parameter...

Страница 641: ...img session mcast01 before the imaging begins joins the session as a participant Imaging doesn t start until the master user presses g img session mcast01 master clients 5 Starts a multicast session...

Страница 642: ...e size is a valid size for the partition type in MB or a percentage If you omit this parameter the largest valid size for the partition type is used given the available unpartitioned space on the driv...

Страница 643: ...one of the following Enter img to display the ZENworks Imaging Engine menu click System information then click Drive information Enter the following img dump geo where Examples E 9 Information Mode im...

Страница 644: ...evice To use the Information mode 1 Enter img to display the ZENworks Imaging Engine menu click System information then click Image safe data or Detected hardware See Table E 11 for details or Enter t...

Страница 645: ...January 2010 Examples Table E 12 Examples Example Explanation img info Lists the detected hardware devices on the device img info zisd Lists the Linux Management image safe data currently stored on th...

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Страница 647: ...s Imaging uses a small Linux distribution on the client device to perform imaging operations The distribution shipping with ZENworks 7 is based on the SUSE installation system where SUSE Linux or SUSE...

Страница 648: ...rforming initial hardware detection When finished control is returned to the Linux kernel 4 The Linux kernel starts a background process sbin init After control is passed to the linuxrc program contro...

Страница 649: ...for the selected imaging process For more information on the imaging process see Chapter 28 Understanding Preboot Services in ZENworks Linux Management on page 329 One of the setup tasks is to apply a...

Страница 650: ...n the root of the imaging CD or ZENworks partition or in the srv tftp boot file for PXE booting Parameters that can be placed in the settings txt file the easiest file to edit are limited During PXE b...

Страница 651: ...o add to an imaging boot CD so they can be available for use when you get to the actual imaging process such as scripts but normally not driver modules you can copy the files to the addfiles directory...

Страница 652: ...ection F 4 3 Using the Driverupdate File Method on page 654 Adding to Initrd To modify the initrd file system 1 Using a Linux device create a working directory and change to that directory 2 To copy i...

Страница 653: ...on s working directory 3 To rename root to root gz enter mv root root gz 4 To unzip the root gz file enter gunzip root gz 5 To create another working directory for use as a mount point in the subseque...

Страница 654: ...Adding files to the distro root file sections in the article The example in this section takes the program tree that is not currently available in the imaging distribution and installs it at boot time...

Страница 655: ...E distribution 6 To copy the driverupdate file into srv tftp boot enter cp driverupdate srv tftp boot 7 Add the following lines to the end of the srv tftp boot settings txt file SUSE driver update for...

Страница 656: ...downloading from their Web site Some drivers are available from www scyld com network and the source to the Broadcom BCM5700 driver can be downloaded from http www broadcom com drivers downloaddrivers...

Страница 657: ...source RPM for the kernel version obtained in Step 1b The kernel source RPM filename is in the following format kernel source kernel_version i586 rpm For example kernel source 2 6 27 29 0 1 i586 rpm i...

Страница 658: ...ds to be loaded or you want to specify the load parameters you can enter a line in the linuxrc config or info file This file then needs to be updated in the initrd file system You might need to load a...

Страница 659: ...ions compile the module using the appropriate make command 8 Reset uname so that it returns actual values unset KRNLVERSION F 7 Variables and Parameters The following sections describe the variables a...

Страница 660: ...ing command to run instead of the img a command MANUALREBOOT YES Do not automatically reboot PARTITIONSIZE Size in MB to create the ZENworks partition PROXYADDR IP DNS address of the Imaging server PR...

Страница 661: ...process fails the first command line parameter to use is acpi off F 8 2 Troubleshooting at the Bash Prompt When the bash prompt is displayed there are a few tools that you can use to gather informatio...

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Страница 663: ...f your current DTK 6 Obtain the latest Linux based Dell DTK from www dell com This is normally available as an ISO file 7 Create a CD using the downloaded ISO file 8 Insert the newly created CD into t...

Страница 664: ...tp dell dtk_maint cfg files and modify all ramdisk_size parameter values to be the same as what you obtained in step Step 10b 11 To ensure that the Dell DTK has been properly updated on the ZENworks s...

Страница 665: ...Management provides the Ethernet card drivers contained in the Linux kernel 2 6 that ships with ZENworks 7 To determine which Linux kernel you are using enter uname r at the bash prompt If your devic...

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Страница 667: ...fic Network Card for Devices Running Dual NICs You can chose to use a specific network card for a device running dual NICs by using one of the following ways Modify the srv tftp z_auto cfg or the srv...

Страница 668: ...Control Center add netdevice eth0 as an additional kernel parameter while creating the AutoYaST bundle For more information on how to create and configure the AutoYaST bundle see Section 30 3 1 Config...

Страница 669: ...ne else to spy on it When SSH is installed you could connect to a managed device from elsewhere simply by running the SSH client For example if you want to connect to a managed device called work you...

Страница 670: ...a a Linux device There are several scenarios for using SSH tunneling between a Windows management console and a Linux managed device For the sake of simplicity the following procedure uses a scenario...

Страница 671: ...a SSH when the viewer connects to a server on the local management console by default it uses VNC s pixel encoding because this generally gives better performance for local access If this server is ac...

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Страница 673: ...source code for all modules it contains plus any associated interface definition files plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the library Activities other than copying distr...

Страница 674: ...ddition mere aggregation of another work not based on the Library with the Library or with a work based on the Library on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work und...

Страница 675: ...ent notice with each copy of the work that the Library is used in it and that the Library and its use are covered by this License You must supply a copy of this License If the work during execution di...

Страница 676: ...arties who have received copies or rights from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance You are not required to accept this Lice...

Страница 677: ...nditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation If the Library does not specify a license version number you may choose any version ever published by...

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Страница 679: ...h date on the front title page The documentation was updated on the following dates Section L 1 February 12 2010 Interim Release 2 on page 679 Section L 2 December 24 2009 on page 680 Section L 3 Nove...

Страница 680: ...Package and Content Management The following changes were made in this section Loation Change Obtaining the Linux Source Code Tree on page 657 Updated this section Location Change Section 9 1 1 Backi...

Страница 681: ...t on page 682 Section L 4 4 Event Monitoring on page 682 L 4 1 ZENworks System Management The following changes were made in this section Loation Change rug 1 page 586 Added the list of options in the...

Страница 682: ...ection L 5 3 Package and Content Management on page 683 Section L 5 4 Appendix on page 683 L 5 1 ZENworks System Management The following changes were made in this section Loation Change Section 14 2...

Страница 683: ...he following note NOTE If you have installed ZENworks 7 3 Linux Management HP1 you must replace the TreeName TreeName tag with ZoneName ZoneName Section 9 2 4 Restoring the ZENworks Data Store on page...

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