Detailed Zenworks Components Diagram - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SYSTEM PLANNING-DEPLOYMENT-BEST PRACTICES GUIDE 10.3 30-03-2010 System Planning Manual

Figure B-4
Novell ZENworks Primary Agent
Core
Functionality
(scheduling,
comms,
caching, etc.)
.NET Famework 2.0
Modular three-tier services oriented architecture: Standard protocols are used for IT over public
and private networks, as well as for communications between the solution's three tiers:
All general business logic resides on the server, allowing complete flexibility in system-wide
updates and keeping client-specific updates to a minimum.
The single agent is tailored in size and functionality for the specific managed device, enabling
the most efficient delivery and policy enforcement.
An SQL database provides an industry-standard method for integrating the solution with IT and
business systems.
Management Zones: Users and devices can be grouped together to form management zones, which
provide a single, authoritative source for all configuration information applicable to the members of
the Management Zone. All managed devices are registered to a single ZENworks Management
Zone.
B.2 Detailed ZENworks Components Diagram
The following diagram is a visual representation of how the individual components of both the
ZENworks Server and the ZENworks Adaptive Agent interact with each other at a component-by-
component level, and where the processes are initiated. This is a full view of the ZENworks
Configuration Management architecture.
106 System Planning, Deployment, and Best Practices Guide
ZENworks Adaptive Agent Architecture
(novell-zmd)
Inv
Policy
Agent
Mgr
GroupPol DLU
Handler Handler
HTTPS
HTTPS on
TCP 2544
Policy
Servlet
Servlet
RDMBS
Tomcat J2EE Server
WSSDK
App Inv
PB
Mgmt Coll
servlet
Servlet
Data Model
Content Repo
...