Distributing Software; Device Management - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - ADMINISTRATION QUICK START 10.3 Quick Start Manual

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After you've configured your Management Zone and deployed the ZENworks
devices, you're ready to start managing the devices.
The following sections provide explanations and instructions for these management tasks.
Depending on your environment and the ZENworks Configuration Management functionality you
plan to use, you might not need to know how to perform all tasks. For the ones you decide to learn
about, you can review them in any order.
Section 4.1, "Distributing Software," on page 41
Section 4.2, "Applying Policies," on page 43
Section 4.3, "Imaging Devices," on page 45
Section 4.4, "Remotely Managing Devices," on page 52
Section 4.5, "Patching Software," on page 60
Section 4.6, "Collecting Software and Hardware Inventory," on page 63
Section 4.7, "Monitoring Software Usage," on page 65
Section 4.8, "Monitoring License Compliance," on page 67
Section 4.9, "Allocating Licenses," on page 74
Section 4.10, "Retiring Devices," on page 76

4.1 Distributing Software

ZENworks Configuration Management provides great flexibility in distributing software. You can
distribute applications and individual files, or simply make modifications to existing files on a
device.
Software is distributed though the use of bundles. A bundle consists of all the files, configuration
settings, installation instructions, and so forth required to deploy and manage the application or files
on a device. There are four types of bundles you can create:
Directive Bundle: Performs one or more actions on a device. For example, you can use a
Directive bundle to edit a Windows INI file or text file. You can run a script, start or stop a
service, or delete a file. In addition, the bundle includes creating various other actions and
personality actions such as Store Personality and Apply Personality actions. You can migrate
personalties such as system settings and application settings using these Personality actions.
File Bundle: Copies or installs files or directories to a device. For example, you can use a File
bundle to include configuration files or data files. A File bundle is useful to distribute files that
are not part of a Windows bundle.
Imaging Bundle: Performs operations before the operating system boots. The various Imaging
bundle types let you install images on one or more devices, or run ZENworks scripts containing
any commands that you can issue from the imaging bash prompt.
Windows Bundle: Distributes a Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) package, Microsoft
Windows Software Patch (MSP) package, thin-client application, or other Windows-based
applications to a Windows device.
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