Remote Management Overview 35.1 Remote Management Terminology; Understanding The Remote Management Components - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual

Remote Management Overview
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The following sections provide information to help you understand the functionality of Remote
Management components:
Section 35.1, "Remote Management Terminology," on page 495
Section 35.2, "Understanding the Remote Management Components," on page 495
35.1 Remote Management Terminology
Managed device: A device that you want to remotely manage. To remotely manage a managed
device, you must install the ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Agent on it.
Management server: A server where ZENworks 7.3 server is installed.
Management console: A Windows or Linux device that provides console to manage ZENworks.
The management console provides the interface to manage and administer your workstations.
Administrator: A person who can perform various Remote Management operations.
Remote Control Service: A component that is installed on a managed device, enabling the
administrator to remotely control and remote view the managed device. The Remote Control Service
starts automatically when the managed device boots up. It verifies whether the administrator is
allowed to perform Remote Control operations on the managed device before the Remote
Management session proceeds with authentication.
Remote Login Service: A component that is installed on a managed device, enabling the
administrator to remotely login into the managed device. The Remote Login Service starts
automatically when the managed device boots up. It verifies whether the administrator is allowed to
perform Remote Login on the managed device before the Remote Management session proceeds
with authentication.
Remote Management Viewer: A window displaying the desktop session of the managed device.
35.2 Understanding the Remote Management
Components
The following sections provide information to help you understand the functionality of Remote
Management components. You must install the Remote Management Agent on the managed devices
to perform the Remote Management operations.
Section 35.2.1, "Understanding Remote Control," on page 496
Section 35.2.2, "Understanding Remote View," on page 496
Section 35.2.3, "Understanding Remote Login," on page 496
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