Zlmmirror - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

zlmmirror (1)

Name
zlmmirror - Mirrors bundles and catalogs of software, in whole or in part, from remote ZENworks
Linux Management, YaST Online Updates, Novell Updates, YUM, and Red Hat Network servers, to
your local ZENworks Linux Management server or to a local directory. For detailed information
about mirroring Dell Update Packages to your ZENworks server, see Mirroring Software in the
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.
Syntax
zlmmirror [command] [options] [arguments]
This command reads the information necessary to connect to the local and remote server from an
XML configuration file. Detailed information on creating zlmmirror configuration files is included
in the ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.
Description
zlmmirror enables you to connect to a remote server and copy software catalogs, bundles, or
packages from the remote server to your server using a few simple commands. Software can be
mirrored from the following servers:
ZENworks Linux Management
Dell Update Packages (DUPs)
YaST Online Updates
Red Hat* Network
Red Carpet
Novell Updates
YUM
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Novell , Dell, SUSE, and Red Hat each maintain servers of their respective types, enabling you to
simply mirror the catalogs and bundles you are interested in without maintaining or updating these
repositories. Mirroring is the preferred method of obtaining the majority of the software you
distribute to managed devices.
During use, zlmmirror connects to the remote server, the local server, and to the zlman program,
authenticating itself each time. It should be run on the same system as zlman and the rest of the
ZENworks Linux Management server, and requires root privileges.
Commands
All of the commands below accept the option flags listed in the Global Options section. In addition,
they accept individual options as listed with each command.
Configuration Commands
These commands are used to create, convert, and validate zlmmirror configuration files.
540 Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guide
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Enterprise or ZENworks 6.x Linux Management
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