Time Synchronization; Support For The Netware Operating System - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SYSTEM PLANNING-DEPLOYMENT-BEST PRACTICES GUIDE 10.3 30-03-2010 System Planning Manual

3.7.3 Time Synchronization

Time synchronization is an important factor for a stable ZENworks Configuration Management
design. Configuration items and deployment tasks, such as bundles, inventory uploads and access to
user sources, rely on time stamps to ensure secure access to the relevant data. If servers and devices
have different times, this can cause a number of communication issues with the Management Zone.
We recommend that all devices have their time synchronized. This includes Primary Servers, the
ZENworks Database, and managed devices.
For eDirectory customers, we recommend pointing the ZENworks Configuration Management
Servers to eDirectory Time Sources via NTP. All clients usually use the same time source via the
Novell Client , so the system is synchronized. For all customers, we recommend that a single
TM
source be used for synchronization.

3.7.4 Support for the NetWare Operating System

The introduction of the new ZENworks Configuration Management architecture means
discontinued support for the NetWare operating system for both the Primary Server and the Satellite
devices.
Customers are encouraged to consider migrating to Open Enterprise Server (OES) Linux or to SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10, which are supported as hosted platforms for the ZENworks
Configuration Management Server services. As part of the migration, consider the following
options:
Migrating existing NetWare servers to OES Linux.
Complete migration away from the NetWare kernel
Virtualized on Xen on top of OES Linux
Running the ZENworks Configuration Management core Server services (Primary Server) on
OES Linux
Running the ZENworks Configuration Management core Server services (Primary Server) on
SLES 10
Running the ZENworks Configuration Management core Server services in a virtualized
instance of either OES Linux, SLES 10, or Windows Server on top of OES Linux or SLES 10.
Refer to the design phase section of this guide for details on how to leverage an existing NetWare
infrastructure for application deployment. Remember that by doing this you also require additional
technologies and products, such as ZENworks Server Management.
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