Creating Bundles; Creating Directive Bundles - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Management Manual

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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.
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Novell ZENworks Configuration Management lets you create bundles by using ZENworks
Control Center or by using the zman command line utility.
The following sections contain step-by-step instructions about creating bundles by using ZENworks
Control Center:
Section 2.1, "Creating Directive Bundles," on page 19
Section 2.2, "Creating File Bundles," on page 23
Section 2.3, "Creating Imaging Bundles," on page 31
Section 2.4, "Creating Windows Bundles," on page 31
The following section explains how to create bundles by using the zman command line utility:
Section 2.5, "Creating Bundles by Using the zman Command Line Utility," on page 39

2.1 Creating Directive Bundles

A Directive bundle lets you perform one or more
platform. 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, delete a file, and more. In addition, the bundle includes
various other actions and personality actions such as Store Personality and Apply Personality.
You can use ZENworks Control Center or the zman command line utility to create bundles. The
following procedure explains how to create a bundle using ZENworks Control Center. If you prefer
the zman command line utility, see
To create a Directive bundle:
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click the Bundles tab.
2 In the Bundle list, click New, then click Bundle to display the Select Bundle Type page.
actions on one or more devices, regardless of
"Bundle Commands" in "ZENworks Command Line
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