Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SYSTEM PLANNING-DEPLOYMENT-BEST PRACTICES GUIDE 10.3 30-03-2010 System Planning Manual page 104

Primary Server Architecture
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Advantages of this simplified architecture include:
Time to value: The new architecture allows you to install ZENworks Configuration Management
with just a few mouse-clicks. Very little administrator input is required to install a Primary Server,
and it typically takes only 35 minutes from the time you drop the CD into the tray until you can
actually be discovering and managing devices on your network. The ZENworks Adaptive Agent is
installed and managed from the central management console, eliminating the need for IT to touch
each individual device. The system connects non-disruptively to your identity stores—Active
Directory and Novell eDirectory—requiring no changes to your security policies. Because it's based
on more than two years of human factors research and input from users, the user interface works the
way you work, so you can be productive almost immediately.
Deployment flexibility: Configuration management tool should be deployed in a manner that
harmonizes with the existing IT infrastructure. The architecture of ZENworks Configuration
Management is designed with this requirement in mind, providing the flexibility to deploy the
solution in a wide range of IT environments with minimal change management barriers. For
example, it can be deployed as a departmental solution or enterprise-wide, without requiring new
operating systems, database administration skills, or non-standard communication protocols.
Reduced wire traffic: Metadata is retrieved in a single request or response by using SOAP calls.
This minimizes the network traffic devoted to management, in contrast to architectures that must
make multiple calls to retrieve raw data for business logic located on the client.
A single client agent: Legacy management practices have created a need for multiple agents, which
must be installed, updated, and patched individually, to handle various management tasks. The new
ZENworks Configuration Management architecture features a single ZENworks Adaptive Agent
that requires just one installation, then dynamically "shrinks" or "expands" according to specific
management needs.
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