About Zenworks Linux Management; Management Capabilities; Software Package Management; Policy-Based Device Management - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 07-20-2009 Installation Manual

About ZENworks Linux
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The following sections provide detail information about the capabilities of ZENworks Linux
Management and a high-level overview of the ZENworks system architecture and administration.
Section 1.1, "Management Capabilities," on page 15
Section 1.2, "System Architecture," on page 17
Section 1.3, "System Administration," on page 18
Section 1.4, "ZENworks Terms," on page 19

1.1 Management Capabilities

The ZENworks Linux Management capabilities are divided as follows:
Section 1.1.1, "Software Package Management," on page 15
Section 1.1.2, "Policy-Based Device Management," on page 15
Section 1.1.3, "Automated Install and Imaging," on page 16
Section 1.1.4, "Remote Management," on page 16
Section 1.1.5, "Inventory Collection," on page 16
Section 1.1.6, "ZENworks Linux Management Features Specific to Dell PowerEdge Servers,"
on page 16

1.1.1 Software Package Management

ZENworks Linux Management lets you install, remove, and roll back software on your Linux
devices. This is done through the use of bundles, which are collections of one or more software
(RPM) packages. ZENworks automatically resolves dependencies for any software packages it is
installing.
When you assign a bundle to a device, it is automatically installed on the device. If you want to give
the device's user the choice of whether or not to install a software package, you can use catalogs. A
catalog is simply a group of bundles that appears in the ZENworks Linux Management Software
Updater client on the device; the user must initiate installation of any of the bundles in the catalog.

1.1.2 Policy-Based Device Management

ZENworks Linux Management provides a number of policies to help you manage the Novell Linux
Desktop, Evolution e-mail client, Epiphany Web browser, and several other software applications.
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Policies enable you to provide consistent operating system and application configuration settings for
your devices. You can lock the configuration settings so that users cannot change them.

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