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Management Architecture
The following sections are intended to be a reference for the Novell
Management architecture and should be used for education purposes. Because the architecture for
ZENworks Configuration Management has changed dramatically, it is important to have a better
understanding of these changes and how the system components interact now that the new
architecture has been introduced to the marketplace.
Section B.1, "ZENworks Architecture Reference," on page 101
Section B.2, "Detailed ZENworks Components Diagram," on page 106
B.1 ZENworks Architecture Reference
Out of the box, ZENworks Configuration Management provides a standards-based, three-tier,
services-oriented architecture that allows you to manage devices over the Internet without disrupting
your network infrastructure. Separating components into different tiers makes it easier to change
business logic or add new modules without affecting other tiers of the architecture.
The server-side infrastructure consists of two tiers. The first tier provides Web services, including
object-to-relational mapping and data-model APIs. The second tier comprises the file system for
storing actual files, the database for storing ZENworks information, and the optional identity store
(eDirectory or Active Directory) for performing user-based resource management. The third tier
TM
consists of the ZENworks Adaptive Agent on managed devices.
The following diagram is a visual representation of the three-tier web services architecture
(including the optional connection to a user source) of ZENworks Configuration Management.
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