Creating Registration Keys And Rules; Creating A Registration Key - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - DISCOVERY-DEPLOYMENT-RETIREMENT REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Deployment Manual

9.2 Creating Registration Keys and Rules

The first time a device registers, it is added to a folder. By default, it is added to either the
folder or the
You can use registration keys and registration rules to override the default folder assignment and
specify another folder, and to assign the device to groups. Although you can manually move a
device to another folder and add it to groups after the device registers, this can become burdensome
if you have a large number of devices or if you are consistently adding new devices. The best way to
manage a large number of devices is to use registration keys and rules to automatically add them to
the correct folders and groups during registration.
Registration key: A registration key is an alphanumeric string that you manually define or
randomly generate. During deployment of the ZENworks Adaptive Agent on a device, the
registration key must be provided. When the device connects to a ZENworks Server for the first
time, the device is added to the folder and groups defined within the key.
Registration rule: A registration rule is a set of predefined criteria (for example, operating
system type, CPU, or IP address) that you define. If the device meets the criteria, the rule is
used for registration. You can create multiple rules; all rules are checked before the default
folder is used. Registration rules are applied only if a registration key is not used.
The following sections provide instructions for creating registration keys and rules:
Section 9.2.1, "Creating a Registration Key," on page 62
Section 9.2.2, "Creating a Registration Rule," on page 65

9.2.1 Creating a Registration Key

The steps in this section explain how to create a registration key. After you've created a key, you can
use the key in the following ways:
Include the key in a deployment task so that it is used during installation of the ZENworks
Adaptive Agent. See
Add the key to a deployment package so that when the package is used in either a deployment
task or a manual installation, the registration key is applied. See
page 51.
Use the key with the ZENworks Adaptive Agent command line utility (
a device within a zone (
additional key (
Device," on page
To create a registration key:
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click the Configuration tab, then click the Registration tab.
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folder, depending on the device type.
/Workstations
Chapter 10.4, "Using a Task to Deploy the Agent," on page
zac register
zac add-reg-key
74.
command), or to manually reregister the device with an
command). See Section 9.6, "Manually Registering a
/Servers
81.
"Deployment Packages" on
) to initially register
zac