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

Password-Based Remote Management Authentication
In password-based authentication, the remote operator is prompted to enter a password to launch the
remote session on the managed device. There are two types of password authentication schemes:
ZENworks Password: This scheme is based on the Secure Remote Password (SRP) protocol
(version 6a). The maximum length of a ZENworks password is 255 characters.
VNC Password: This is the traditional VNC password authentication scheme. The maximum
length of a VNC password is 8 characters. This password scheme is inherently weak and is
provided only for interoperability with the open source components.
If you use password-based authentication, we strongly recommend using the ZENworks Password
scheme because it is safer and more secure than the VNC Password scheme. Ensure that any
passwords used are of an adequate length and complexity.
The password schemes operate in the following modes:
Session Mode: A password set in this mode is valid only for the current session. The user on
the managed device must set the password at the start of the remote session and communicate
the password to the remote operator through out-of-band means. If you use password-based
authentication, we strongly recommend that you use this mode of authentication because the
password is valid only for the current session and is not saved on the managed device.
Persistent Mode: In this mode, the password can be set by the administrator through the
Remote Management policy or by the managed device user through the ZENworks icon if the
Allow user to override default passwords on managed device option is selected in the security
settings of the Remote Management policy.
If the password is set by both a remote control policy and the user, the password set by the user takes
precedence over the password configured in the policy.
Performance
The performance features are enabled by default in the Remote Management policy or configuration
page. They can be disabled, but we do not recommend doing this.
You do need to check the Look up viewer DNS name at the start of a remote session setting. If DNS
reverse lookup is not configured correctly, it has an impact on the start time of a remote session.
For more information, see
Management System Administration

4.2.9 Inventory

ZENworks Configuration Management contains a powerful feature for collection and reporting on
software and hardware inventory in the environment. The configuration of the inventory collection
should be managed before deployment to ensure that the devices are collecting only relevant
information.
Inventory collection settings are split into three main sections. Each section is configured
independently of the others.
Scan Now: If a device is manually forced perform and inventory scan.
"Device Management Settings" in the
Reference.
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