Novell ZENWORKS 7.2 LINUX MANAGEMENT - SCENARIOS 1 03-30-2007 Manual page 11

7 : V I E W I N G T H E U P D A T E I C O N I N D I C A T I N G T H A T
S O F T W A R E U P D A T E S A R E A V A I L A B L E
In ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management, administrators could see whether or not a
device had any package updates by checking for the presence of an icon in the
Updates Available column of the web user interface. Similarly, in ZENworks Linux
Management - Dell Edition (or Avenger), an icon was shown in the Updates
Available column in the device list when a Dell system set, or DUP Bundle, was in
the system but was not assigned to the devices it needed to be assigned to. In the
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management release, the Updates Available icon combines
these two concepts into a single location.
Objective:
Verify that the Updates Available column for the device list shows an icon for the
following reasons:
• There is a bundle assigned to this device, whose latest version isn't currently
deployed.
• There is a Dell system set (DUP Bundle) for this device's model in the repository,
but it is not assigned to this device.
• There is a package in the repository that is an update to a package installed on
this device, but the package:
o is contained in a bundle not assigned to this device
o is contained in a version of a bundle assigned to this device that isn't
currently deployed
o is contained in a bundle assigned to this device, but simply hasn't been
installed yet
o is not contained in any bundle
Steps:
To verify that the Updates Available icon shows properly:
Part 1: Latest version not deployed
1. From the Bundles tab of the ZENworks Control Center, create a File or RPM
bundle, and assign it to a device. For more information, see
Bundles or Creating RPM Bundles
Administration
2. On the Devices tab, click to view the list of servers or workstations. Verify that
the device in the previous step has no updates available.
Guide.
in the ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management
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