System Management; Section 2.2, "System Management - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - MIGRATION GUIDE 10.3 30-03-2010 Migration Manual

Client Agents
The ZENworks Adaptive Agent replaces the ZENworks Desktop Management Agent. The
differences include the following:
Deployment: You can use the ZENworks Control Center to deploy the Adaptive Agent to any
workstation whose IP address or LDAP directory context you know (or have discovered using
the network discovery of LDAP directory discovery technologies included in ZENworks).
Functionality: All functionality (software distribution, imaging, remote management,
policies) is automatically included with the installation of the Adaptive Agent. The only
functionality you can choose to remove from the agent installation is remote management.
No Network Client: The Adaptive Agent does not require network clients (Novell Client or
Microsoft Client) to retrieve content (applications, etc.) from Primary Servers. The Adaptive
Agent uses HTTP and Web services requests to retrieve the content.
NOTE: The latest version of the Novell client must be installed on the managed device before
a Dynamic Local User policy or a Roaming Profile Policy that has Store User Profile in User's
Home Directory enabled is enforced on the device. To obtain the latest version of Novell
Client
Integrated Interface: The separate client programs (Workstation Manager, Remote Control,
etc.) have been replaced with a common interface called the ZENworks Icon. The ZENworks
Icon is displayed in the notification area at the bottom of the desktop. The NAL Window and
NAL Explorer views are still available.
Configuration Settings The Adaptive Agent behavior is now controlled through a
combination of configuration settings and policy settings (ZENworks Explorer Configuration
policy) rather than through the Launcher Configuration settings only. This allows for greater
flexibility in determining which devices receive specific settings.
Inventory-Only Module: If you have workstations that don't meet the requirements for
installing the Adaptive Agent (see
Configuration Management Installation
from these workstations by installing the Inventory-only module. For more information, see
"Deploying the Inventory-Only
Discovery and Deployment Reference.
For more information, see
Configuration Management Discovery and Deployment Reference.
Middle Tier Server
The Middle Tier Server does not exist in Configuration Management. Instead, the ZENworks
Adaptive Agent communicates directly with the Primary Server through Web services and HTTP
requests.

2.2 System Management

Configuration Management provides several methods for managing ZENworks:
ZENworks Control Center: This is the main Configuration Management administration
interface. For more information, see
Configuration Management System Administration
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, see the Novell Download Web site
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"ZENworks Adaptive Agent
(http://download.novell.com/index.jsp).
"Managed Device Requirements" in the
Guide), you can still receive inventory information
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Deployment" in the ZENworks 10
"ZENworks Control
Reference.
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Center" in the ZENworks 10