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Summary of Contents for Novell ZENWORKS 7.2 LINUX MANAGEMENT - SCENARIOS 1 03-30-2007
- Page 1 Scenarios - 1 Novell ® ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management ® March 30, 2007...
- Page 2 N O V E L L Z E N W O R K S 7 . 2 L I N U X M A N A G E M E N T Novell® ZENworks® Linux Management makes it easy to embrace and extend Linux* within your existing environment.
- Page 3 Z E N W O R K S 7 . 2 L I N U X M A N A G E M E N T S C E N A R I O S Click any of the following headings to begin reviewing any of the included scenarios: Installation Scenarios Installing the ZENworks Agent on a Dell PowerEdge Server Policy Management Scenarios...
- Page 4 1 : I N S T A L L I N G T H E Z E N W O R K S A G E N T O N A D E L L P O W E R E D G E S E R V E R Objective: Install the ZENworks Agent on a Dell* PowerEdge* server and obtain Dell Update Packages (DUPs).
- Page 5 2 : C O N F I G U R I N G T H E S U S E L I N U X E N T E R P R I S E D E S K T O P Objective: Configure the SUSE®...
- Page 6 3 : U S I N G T H E P U S H N O W O P T I O N T O I N S T A L L A B U N D L E I M M E D I A T E L Y A F T E R C R E A T I O N Objective: Verify that a bundle gets deployed and installed immediately at the completion of the Create New Bundle Wizard.
- Page 7 4 . S C H E D U L I N G T H E B U N D L E T O D E P L O Y A N D I N S T A L L N O W ( F R O M T H E D E V I C E O B J E C T ’ S E F F E C T I V E B U N D L E S L I S T ) Objective: Verify that a bundle gets deployed and installed immediately using a device’s Edit...
- Page 8 5 : S C H E D U L I N G T H E B U N D L E T O D E P L O Y A N D I N S T A L L N O W ( F R O M T H E B U N D L E O B J E C T ’ S E D I T A S S I G N M E N T S L I S T ) Objective: Verify that a bundle gets deployed and installed immediately using bundle object’s...
- Page 9 6 : I N S T A L L I N G A B U N D L E W I T H T H E P E R S I S T E N T B U N D L E O P T I O N Objective: Install a bundle on a managed device;...
- Page 10 Part 2: Create, Install, and Uninstall a RPM Package Bundle by Not Configuring the Persistent Option 1. In the ZENworks Control Center, create a RPM Package bundle with default options. For detailed information, see Creating RPM Bundles in the ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.
- Page 11 7 : V I E W I N G T H E U P D A T E I C O N I N D I C A T I N G T H A T S O F T W A R E U P D A T E S A R E A V A I L A B L E In ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management, administrators could see whether or not a device had any package updates by checking for the presence of an icon in the Updates Available column of the web user interface.
- Page 12 3. Go back to the bundle created in Step 1, and change one of its properties, such as description. This will cause a new version of the bundle to be created. Be sure not to deploy this new version. 4. Go back to the list of devices, and check the Updates Available column. Verify that an icon is now shown, and that clicking the icon tells you the latest version of the assigned bundle is not deployed.
- Page 13 3. Assign the bundle to a device and make sure that the bundle gets installed and that the inventory scanner detects that the package has been installed successfully (check the Inventory tab of the bundle’s Details page). 4. From the device list page, verify that an icon is shown in the Updates Available column, and that clicking it gives the explanation that an updated package exists in a newer version of the bundle.
- Page 14 • There is a package in the repository that is an update to a package installed on this device, but the package: o is contained in a bundle not assigned to this device o is contained in a version of a bundle assigned to this device, which isn't currently deployed o is contained in a bundle assigned to this device, but simply hasn't been installed yet...
- Page 15 8 : L O C K I N G P A C K A G E S O N A M A N A G E D D E V I C E Objective: Prevent deletion of a package on a managed device by locking the package. Steps: To lock a package: 1.
- Page 16 9 : L O C K I N G B U N D L E S O N A M A N A G E D D E V I C E Objective: Prevent deletion of a bundle on a managed device by locking the bundle. Steps: To lock a bundle: 1.
- Page 17 1 0 : D I S T R I B U T I N G F I L E S T O A M A N A G E D D E V I C E U S I N G A F I L E B U N D L E Objective: Use a File bundle to automatically distribute files to a managed device.
- Page 18 1 1 : I N S T A L L I N G B U N D L E S U S I N G T H E Z E N W O R K S L I N U X M A N A G E M E N T S O F T W A R E I N S T A L L E R Objective: Install a bundle on a managed device using the ZENworks Linux Management...
- Page 19 1 2 : R E M O V I N G P A C K A G E S U S I N G T H E Z E N W O R K S L I N U X M A N A G E M E N T S O F T W A R E R E M O V E R Objective: Uninstall an RPM package on a managed device using the ZENworks Linux Management...
- Page 20 1 3 : U P D A T I N G P A C K A G E S U S I N G T H E Z E N W O R K S L I N U X M A N A G E M E N T S O F T W A R E U P D A T E R Objective: Update software packages installed on a managed device from a YUM repository...
- Page 21 <ZLMMirrorConf> <Session> <RemoteServer> <Base>http://suse.cs.utah.edu/suse/update/10.1/</Base> <Proxy></Proxy> <Type>YUM</Type> <SystemID></SystemID> <User></User> <Password></Password> <Platform>sled-10</Platform> </RemoteServer> <LocalServer> <Base></Base> <Type>ZLM</Type> <User>Administrator</User> <Password>novell</Password> </LocalServer> <Catalog> <Name></Name> <LocalName></LocalName> <Folder>my_folder</Folder> <Target></Target> <ExcludeTarget></ExcludeTarget> <Bundle></Bundle> <ExcludeBundle></ExcludeBundle> <Package>samba</Package> <ExcludePackage></ExcludePackage> </Catalog> </Session> </ZLMMirrorConf> In this example, the package named “samba” will be downloaded from the YUM server: suse.cs.utah.edu.
- Page 22 3. Perform the mirroring operation by executing the following command zlmmirror m –c yumToZlm.xml Expected Results: After a successful mirroring operation, a new catalog and bundle is created in your system containing RPMs as specified in your configuration file. In this example, you can verify these objects by doing the following: •...
- Page 23 For more information, please consult the Deployment Toolkit Documentation. • There are two Dell Configuration related menu items new to the Novell Preboot Services Menu. The Novell Preboot Services menu can be accessed, by default, by holding down ctrl+alt during a PXE boot or a ZEN Partition boot. It can also be accessed by booting via ZENworks boot CD.
- Page 24 5. Set the general information for your Dell Configuration Bundle. This includes selecting a name, a folder in which to store your bundle, and a description for your bundle. Click Next when you have filled in the appropriate fields. 6. At this point you have reached the Dell Config Bundle Options step; things will look new if this is the first time creating a Dell Configuration Bundle.
- Page 25 13. Click Next, this will bring you to a summary screen. If you are satisfied with the summary information, click Finish. Your Dell Configuration preboot Bundle can then be assigned to the appropriate device in the same fashion you would assign any other preboot bundle. Expected Results: After a successful creation of a Dell Configuration Bundle, a new bundle appears in the Bundles portion of the ZENworks Control Center.
- Page 26 1 6 : S E T T I N G Z M D S E T T I N G S A T T H E F O L D E R O R Z O N E L E V E L ( I N H E R I T A N C E ) Objective: Configure ZMD Settings at the folder or zone level that flow down to devices under them.
- Page 27 1 7 : O V E R R I D I N G Z M D S E T T I N G S A T T H E D E V I C E L E V E L ( O V E R R I D I N G I N H E R I T A N C E ) Objective: Configure ZMD Settings at the folder or zone level and then override them at the...
- Page 28 1 8 : V I E W I N G Z M D S E T T I N G C H A N G E S A F T E R A N I N V E N T O R Y S C A N Objective: View a device’s current zmd settings after an inventory scan.
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