Replicating Content In The Zenworks Management Zone; Replicating The Content Immediately - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

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Novell ZENworks Linux Management uses a hierarchical organization to simplify device
management. At the top level, a ZENworks Management Zone provides an autonomous unit of
ZENworks servers and managed devices (workstations and servers). The ZENworks servers manage
the devices.
Each ZENworks Management Zone has one primary server, and optionally, one or more secondary
servers to help distribute the workload.
All RPM packages, Dell Update Packages (DUPs), and files contained in file bundles must reside on
the primary server. ZENworks Linux Management uses content replication to replicate packages to
each secondary server in your system.
NOTE: Depending on your needs, you might have more than one ZENworks Management Zone in
your system. The content replication procedure in this section helps you replicate content from the
primary server to secondary servers in a particular Management Zone. To replicate content across
Management Zones, you must use zlmmirror. For more information, see
Software," on page 289.
Section 24.1, "Replicating the Content Immediately," on page 287
Section 24.2, "Configuring a Content Replication Schedule," on page 288

24.1 Replicating the Content Immediately

1 In the ZENworks Control Center, click the Devices tab.
2 Click the Servers folder link in the Devices list.
3 Click the link in the Name column for your ZENworks Primary Server to display the device's
details.
4 In the Server Tasks section in the upper left corner, click Replicate repositories now.
Chapter 25, "Mirroring

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