D Upgrading To Oes 2 Sp2 Through A Zenworks Linux Management Server; Preparing The Environment; Section D.1, "Preparing The Environment - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual

Upgrading to OES 2 SP2 Through
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a ZENworks Linux Management
Server
The information and instructions in the following sections help you perform an unattended, online
upgrade from Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 SP1 to OES 2 SP2 using ZENworks
Management. After you complete the instructions in the following sections, your OES 2 SP1 servers
are upgraded according to the schedule you set.
To ensure that your upgrades run smoothly, we recommend that you read through the following
sections before actually doing the work outlined in them.
Section D.1, "Preparing the Environment," on page 227
Section D.2, "Mirroring the Channels to Your ZENworks Linux Management Server," on
page 228
Section D.3, "Making Copies of the Downloaded Bundles," on page 229
Section D.4, "Creating a Password Answer File," on page 230
Section D.5, "Preparing the Bundles for Upgrading," on page 230
Section D.6, "Preparing the OES 2 SP1 Servers for Upgrading," on page 238
Section D.7, "Assigning the Bundles and Scheduling the Upgrades," on page 239
Section D.8, "Known Issues and Caveats," on page 240
D.1 Preparing the Environment
Before you can use ZENworks Linux Management to upgrade your OES 2 SP1 servers to OES 2
SP2, you must have the following:
A ZENworks Linux Management 7.3 IR1 server installed and running in your network.
For more information, see the
The ZENworks Linux Management 7.3 IR1 Agent installed on each OES 2 SP1 server that you
plan to upgrade.
For more information, see
Administration Guide.
IMPORTANT: The agent included with OES only provides package-management capabilities
via the ZENworks Management Daemon. Unless the full agent is installed, updates cannot be
scheduled from the ZENworks Linux Management server.
Each OES 2 SP1 server registered with the ZENworks Linux Management server.
For more information, see
Management Administration
Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation
"ZENworks Agent" in the
"Device Registration" in the
Guide.
Upgrading to OES 2 SP2 Through a ZENworks Linux Management Server
Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management
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