Deployment; Section 6.1.3, "Deployment - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SYSTEM PLANNING-DEPLOYMENT-BEST PRACTICES GUIDE 10.3 30-03-2010 System Planning Manual

Schedule Deployments
After the deployment groups have been defined, the next stage is to schedule when the deployments
occur for each group within the organization. This process is typically associated with the process of
raising change control requests. Novell recommends that deployments be scheduled in small groups
to begin with and then ramped up over time to ensure that the ZENworks Configuration
Management architecture can be monitored effectively during peak periods of change.

6.1.3 Deployment

Deploying ZENworks Configuration Management to managed devices is the most important part of
any ZENworks project, this is the stage at which end-users' productivity can become affected.
Novell recommends using the following basic steps when deploying the product to a new
environment:
"Deploy the First ZENworks Primary Server and Database" on page 89
"Deploy Initial Managed Devices" on page 90
"Extend the Architecture" on page 90
"Extend the Managed Device Footprint" on page 90
"Analyze, Review, and Plan" on page 90
Deploy the First ZENworks Primary Server and Database
Deploy the first ZENworks Primary Server and database and ensure that the Management Zone is
stable.
The first server in the Management Zone is often the Certificate Authority for the rest of the Zone. It
should be carefully managed and backed up regularly.
After the Management Zone is functional, the initial configuration should be defined as follows:
1. Create workstation folders, depending on how the customer wants to organize devices, such as
departments, geographical locations, and project teams. For more information, see
Folder" in the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Administration Quick
2. Create registration rules and keys to control the placement of devices in the Management Zone.
For more information, see
Management Administration Quick
3. Create roles and assign administration rights. If a user source is being used, configure existing
users with the management rights necessary for their role. For more information, see
"Administrators" in the
Reference.
4. Configure Closest Server Rules. Ensure that the various network locations are reflected. For
more information, see
Management System Administration
5. Configure System Update. Ensure that the server can access the various Internet resources
required to download system updates and product recognition updates. For more information,
see "Introduction to ZENworks System
Management System Administration Reference
"Registering Devices" in the
Start.
ZENworks 10 Configuration Management System Administration
"Setting Up Closest Server
Reference.
Updates" in the
ZENworks 10 Configuration
Rules" in the ZENworks 10 Configuration
ZENworks 10 Configuration
Deployment and Migration Scenarios
"Creating a
Start.
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