Managing Registration Keys; Creating Keys To Register Devices - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual

The following sections contain additional information:
Section 12.1, "Managing Registration Keys," on page 108
Section 12.2, "Managing Registration Rules," on page 113
Section 12.3, "Creating Folders," on page 119

12.1 Managing Registration Keys

You can define the keys that are used to register devices in the Management Zone. A registration key
specifies a set of assignments that are applied to devices that register using that key. The key must be
applied during installation of the ZENworks Agent on a device, either manually or by using a script.
If you do not want to use registration keys, you can create registration rules to determine a device's
assignments when it registers without using a key. The major difference between using the default
registration rules versus using a registration key is that the default registration rules use a filter to
determine which set of device assignments to apply, but a key corresponds directly to a specific set
of assignments to apply. For more information, see
page 113.
You can use the ZENworks Control Center or the zlman command line utility to create and modify
registrations. The following procedures explain how to perform these tasks using the ZENworks
Control Center. If you prefer the zlman command line utility, see the Registration Commands
section of zlman (1) (page
The following sections contain additional information:
Section 12.1.1, "Creating Keys to Register Devices," on page 108
Section 12.1.2, "Editing Existing Registration Keys," on page 111
Section 12.1.3, "Renaming, Copying, or Moving Registration Keys," on page 112
Section 12.1.4, "Deleting Registration Keys," on page 112

12.1.1 Creating Keys to Register Devices

1 In the ZENworks Control Center, click the Configuration tab.
2 In the Registration Keys section, click New, then click Registration to launch the Create New
Registration Key Wizard.
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Section 12.2, "Managing Registration Rules," on
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