Zenworks Terminology; Chapter 10, "Zenworks Terminology - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - ZENWORKS ADAPTATIVE AGENT GUIDE 10.3 30-03-2010 Information Manual

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The following terms are used throughout the ZENworks Adaptive Agent Help.
authentication role: A role that a managed device can perform to help speed the authentication
process by spreading the workload among various devices and by performing authentication locally
to managed devices.
bundle: The content and instructions required to install software on your device.
collection role: A role that a managed device can perform to improve information roll-up access for
a group of devices and to minimize traffic to the ZENworks Primary Server that is hosting the
ZENworks database.
content role: A role that a managed device can perform to help support distributing bundles and
policies from ZENworks Servers or from other devices that are designated as Distribution Points.
device: A server or workstation.
device-assigned bundle or device-assigned policy: Bundles and policies that are assigned to a
device so they are available to all users of the device.
Distribution Point: A device designated for the purpose of delivering bundles and policies to other
devices.
imaging role: A role that installs the Imaging services and adds the Imaging role to a managed
device. With this role, the device can be used as an Imaging server to perform all Imaging
operations, such as taking an image and applying the image within or across subnets by using
unicast or multicast imaging.
inventory: Data about your device's hardware and software.
Management Zone: A grouping of devices that belong to the same administrative domain.
policy: Rules that control a range of hardware and software configuration settings.
primary user: The most frequent user of the machine. Frequency is determined by number of
logins, amount of time logged in, or designated user; your administrator determines the method used
to calculate the primary user.
registration key: An alphanumeric string created by your administrator and used by the ZENworks
Adaptive Agent to register your device in the Management Zone.
Remote Management: The ability to remotely access or control your device in order to resolve
problems with the device. The following remote management operations are available: Remote
Control, Remote View, Remote Diagnostics, File Transfer, and Remote Execute.
Satellite: A device with satellite roles can perform certain roles that a ZENworks Primary Server
normally performs. Any managed Windows device (server or workstation) or an unmanaged Linux
device (server or workstation) can perform satellite roles. When the administrator configures the
device, the administrator specifies the roles it performs. Satellites help to minimize WAN traffic in
the ZENworks system. Satellite roles include the following: Collection, Content, and Imaging.
remote operator: The person who is remotely accessing or controlling your device.
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