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directly with the client. The client and server use industry-standard protocols, such as HTTP,
HTTPS, SOAP, CIFS, and LDAP. The client communicates with the server over HTTP or HTTPS,
and the server communicates with the Adaptive Agent via SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
over HTTPS.
ZENworks 10 Client-Server Architecture
Figure 2-3
ZENworks Managed ZENworks Server
Device
Primary Agent Tomcat Server
Core ZENworks WSSDK
Extensions
File System
Web Services
Handlers
Data Abstraction
RDBMS
From an architectural perspective, the managed device communicates with the server back-end Web
service, and the Primary Server tells the client what to do and where to obtain content (see Figure 2-
4). In effect, the server sends instructions to the client, and the client uses the required handler to
perform the task, such as installing software, applying a policy, managing systems remotely, and so
on.
From an identity perspective, the user of a managed device authenticates directly to the identity store
where user's object is stored, either Novell eDirectory or Microsoft Active Directory. The only
identity-related information stored in the Novell ZENworks object store is a reference object
pointing back to the actual identity, which increases the efficiency of user-based resource

management.

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