Zlmmirror; Xzlmmirror; Configuring A Software Mirror - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

Section 25.6, "Mirroring Bundles Between ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Servers Located
in Different Management Zones," on page 309
Section 25.7, "Deploying Red Hat Network Updates," on page 310
Section 25.8, "Encoding the ZENworks Server Password," on page 312

25.1 zlmmirror

All of the software components necessary to use zlmmirror are installed during the ZENworks
Linux Management installation process.
The zlmmirror executable is located in /opt/novell/zenworks/bin/. You can view help for
zlmmirror at any time by running the following command:
zlmmirror --help
You can view the zlmmirror man page (man zlmmirror) on the ZENworks Server or see
(1) (page 540).

25.2 xzlmmirror

The xzlmmirror utility is a graphical user interface that lets you create and edit a mirror
configuration file, and store it in an XML file that is compatible with the existing zlmmirror utility.
You can view catalogs and bundles that are located on a remote repository by using this utility. You
can mirror software catalogs, bundles, and packages from external repositories by using these
configuration files.
For more information on creating a configuration file by using the xzlmmirror utility, see
Section 25.3.2, "Creating a Configuration File by Using the xzlmmirror Utility," on page
All of the software components necessary to use the xzlmmirror utility are installed during the HP2
installation process for the ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2 server.
The xzlmmirror executable is located in /opt/novell/zenworks/bin/.

25.3 Configuring a Software Mirror

Configuring a software mirror consists of the following:
1. Creating a separate XML configuration file for each remote server you want to mirror. You can
create the configuration file either by using the command line utility or by using the xzlmmirror
utility.
See Section 25.3.1, "Creating the Configuration Files by using the Command Line Utility," on
page 291
on page 296
2. Mirroring patch bundles.
See Section 25.3.3, "Mirroring Patch Bundles for SLES 10 / SLED 10 / OES 2 from the NU
and RCE Type Repositories," on page 302
3. Testing and running the mirroring operation. You can do this either by using zlmmirror or
xzlmmirror.
290 Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guide
and Section 25.3.2, "Creating a Configuration File by Using the xzlmmirror Utility,"
zlmmirror
296.