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ZENworks Patch Management Server v6.4 - Agent Installation Guide

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Installing Agents

The following section includes instructions for installing the ZENworks Patch Management Agent. 

In this chapter

„

“Installing the Single Agent for Windows (32 or 64 bit)”

„

“Installing the Agent for Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit)”

„

“Installing the Agent for Linux, UNIX, Mac, and Netware”

Downloading the Installer

The standard agent install requires logging into the Patch Management Server administration 
console from the target computer then downloading the installer to that computer. 

To Download an Installer

1.

Log on to the target computer as the local 

administrator

 (or a member of the 

LOCAL_ADMINS

 group).

2.

Launch your web browser.

3.

Type your ZENworks Patch Management Server URL in your web browser’s

 Address

 field. 

Press 

Enter

.

4.

Type your 

User Name

 in the 

User name

 field. Press 

TAB

.

5.

Type your 

password

 in the 

Password

 field.

6.

Click 

OK

.

 

The 

ZENworks Patch Management Server Home

 screen opens.

7.

Select 

Devices

Содержание ZENWORKS PATCH MANAGEMENT 6.4 - AGENT

Страница 1: ...Agent Installation Guide ZENworks Patch Management Server v6 4...

Страница 2: ...ames and products mentioned in this document if any may be either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners Feedback Your feedback lets us know if we are meeting your documentatio...

Страница 3: ...inux UNIX Mac and Netware 4 Chapter 2 Installing Agents ___________________________________ 5 Downloading the Installer 5 Installing the Single Agent for Windows 32 or 64 bit 6 Installing the Agent fo...

Страница 4: ...Table of Contents iv...

Страница 5: ...ocedures for installing and implementing a successful installation of ZENworks Patch Management About This Guide This guide contains the following chapters Chapter 1 Preparing for Agent Installation C...

Страница 6: ...dow and screen objects i e Click the OK button italics New terms variables and window and page names UPPERCASE SQL commands and keyboard keys monospace File names path names programs executables comma...

Страница 7: ...y visit each target computer Single Agent Windows x64 MSI Installer Allows you to run the installer entering the information as prompted Also you can modify the Microsoft Software Installer MSI file u...

Страница 8: ...erPC 32 64 bit 1 4 0 HP UX 11 00 11 23 All 64 bit PA RISC 64 bit 1 4 0 IBM AIX 5 1 5 3 All 32 64 bit PowerPC 32 64 bit 1 4 0 Microsoft Windows 9x 98 Second Edition All 32 bit x86 32 bit N A Microsoft...

Страница 9: ...dish Sweden zh CN Chinese Simplified zh CHS Chinese Simplified zh TW Chinese Traditional zh CHT Chinese Traditional Requirements The following section lists the hardware and software requirements for...

Страница 10: ...leges on the target machine 2 MB of free disk space for agent installation 500 MHz or greater processor 256 MB RAM 10 Mbps network connection with access to the Update Server Sufficient free disk spac...

Страница 11: ...ard agent install requires logging into the Patch Management Server administration console from the target computer then downloading the installer to that computer To Download an Installer 1 Log on to...

Страница 12: ...The installer downloads to the location you specify on your computer 11 In the Agent Installers screen click Close The Agent Installers screen closes Installing the Single Agent for Windows 32 or 64...

Страница 13: ...From the downloaded location select the updateagent msi to extract the ZENworks Patch Management Agent for Windows InstallShield Wizard The Agent Install Welcome screen opens 2 Click Next The License...

Страница 14: ...ct the I accept the terms option and click Next The Destination Folder page opens 4 To change the location of the Agent a Click Change The Change Current Destination Folder window opens Figure 2 4 Age...

Страница 15: ...egistration window opens 6 Type the appropriate URL in the Update Server URL field including the protocol http serverAddress or https ServerAddress for a secure server 7 Type your serial number in the...

Страница 16: ...d Proxy i In the Username field type the user name ii In the Password field type a new password for the proxy Figure 2 7 Proxy Information Note In many LAN environments although a proxy is used for In...

Страница 17: ...uide 9 Click Next The Ready to Install the Program page opens 10 Click Install to install the agent The agent is installed and the Installation Complete page displays 11 Click Finish to exit the wizar...

Страница 18: ...s Vista MSI Installer and the Single Agent Windows Vista x64 MSI Installer 1 From the downloaded location select the ZENworks Patch ManagementAgentForVista msi to extract the ZENworks Patch Management...

Страница 19: ...Installation Guide 2 Click Next The License Agreement page opens 3 If you agree to the license terms select the I accept the terms option and click Next The Destination Folder page opens Figure 2 11...

Страница 20: ...ange The Change Current Destination Folder window opens b Change the installation to the location you need c Click OK The Change Current Destination Folder closes and the Destination Folder window ref...

Страница 21: ...RL field including the protocol http ServerAddress or https ServerAddress for a secure server 7 Type your serial number in the ZENworks Patch Management Server Serial Number field Figure 2 14 Agent Re...

Страница 22: ...oxy server requires authentication option ii In the Username field type the user name iii In the Password and Confirm Password fields type the password for the proxy Figure 2 15 Proxy Information Note...

Страница 23: ...Agent Installation Guide 9 Click Next The Ready to Install the Program page opens 10 Click Install to install the Agent The agent installs and the Installation Complete page opens Figure 2 16 Begin In...

Страница 24: ...e a UpdateAgent directory 2 From the downloaded location refer to Downloading the Installer select the UnixUpdateAgent tar file and extract the file s contents to root UnixUpdateAgent 3 Open a Termina...

Страница 25: ...configure a proxy or press ENTER to continue without configuring a proxy server 11 At the Do you wish to add this agent to existing groups on Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server Y N prompt type y...

Страница 26: ...Installing Agents 20...

Страница 27: ...Creating a Network Share on page 21 2 Modify the Single Agent Windows MSI Installer msi file as defined in Modifying the MSI File on page 25 3 Create an Organizational Unit as defined in Creating an O...

Страница 28: ...he Agent Installation 22 4 Select the Share this folder option If needed change the Share name 5 Click Permissions The Permissions for Novell MSI window opens Figure 3 1 Sharing Tab Figure 3 2 Permiss...

Страница 29: ...t Users Computers or Groups window opens 7 In the add the Domain Users and Domain Admins groups select the Domain Users group If you cannot locate the groups type the names in the Enter the object nam...

Страница 30: ...he Permissions for Novell MSI window 9 Select the Everyone group and choose Deny Change and Allow Read access 10 Select the Domain Admins group and choose Allow Full Control access 11 Click OK The Per...

Страница 31: ...o the Novell MSI folder you created Modifying the MSI File To fully automate the Agent installation you must modify the MSI file to include your Host Name and Serial Number Microsoft Orca allows you t...

Страница 32: ...Agent to the defined Group s Either the Group Name or Distinguished Name can be used If the Group Name is used the agent will be added to all of the groups with that name Table 3 1 Description of Inst...

Страница 33: ...perty table The Rows field populates with the rows associated with the Property table 5 Locate the Host row and click the Value field The Value field is activated and can be edited 6 Type the Patch Ma...

Страница 34: ...erial number in the Value field 9 If you are using a Proxy Server add the necessary proxy entries as follows a Right click in the right window pane and select Add Row The Add Row dialog box opens Figu...

Страница 35: ...lick OK The Proxy row is added to the Property table e Add additional rows as needed for the following proxy entries Figure 3 10 Add Row Property Figure 3 11 Add Row Value Table 3 2 Proxy specific ent...

Страница 36: ...Save Orca saves the changes to the updateagent msi file 12 Close Microsoft Orca Creating an Organizational Unit To Create a New Organizational Unit 1 Click Start Administrative Tools Active Directory...

Страница 37: ...K 4 Right click the new OU and select Properties 5 In the Group Policy Tab click New and assign a name Install Windows Agent to the new Group Policy 6 Select your new Group Policy and click Edit The G...

Страница 38: ...ation Properties window 9 In the General tab select the Assign radio button 10 Select the Uninstall the applications when they fall out of the scope of management checkbox in the General tab in the Ad...

Страница 39: ...the shared folder you created and select the modified updateagent msi package 14 Close the Group Policy editor and click Close 15 In the Active Directory Users and Computers management console select...

Страница 40: ...Silent Install from a Command Prompt Installing the Windows Agent In addition to the ZENworks Patch Management Server URL or IP and Serial Number you can define a Proxy and Auto Assign groups when per...

Страница 41: ...8888 USEPROXY 1 PROXYURL http myProxy PROXYUSER ProxyUser PROXYPASS ProxyPassword GROUPLIST GroupName1 GroupName2 GroupNameN msiexec i C UpdateAgent msi qn HOST http myServer SERIAL 88888888 88888888...

Страница 42: ...ilent d user local p http myServer sno 88888888 88888888 g GroupName1 GroupName2 GroupNameN Table 3 4 Command Line Descriptions Command Description silent Performs installation silently d The install...

Страница 43: ...Guide A Index A agent requirements 3 I install automated 21 Single Agent for Linux UNIX Mac Netware 18 Single Agent for Windows 6 installation methods 1 M Microsoft Group Policy Objects 21 S Single A...

Страница 44: ...Index 38...

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Страница 46: ...South Novell Place Provo UT 84606 www novell com phone 800 858 4000 PatchLink Corporation 1997 2007 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED U S Patent No 6 990 660 02_017N ZENworks Patch Management Server v6 4 Agent Ins...

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