Installing The Zenworks Primary Server; What The Installation Program Does; Installing The Zenworks Server Software - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 07-20-2009 Installation Manual

Installing the ZENworks Primary
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The first ZENworks Server you install is the ZENworks Primary Server. The Primary Server
becomes the administration point for all ZENworks Servers and managed devices within the
Management Zone. For more information, see
To install your Primary Server, complete the tasks in the following sections:
Section 5.1, "What the Installation Program Does," on page 41
Section 5.2, "Installing the ZENworks Server Software," on page 41
Section 5.3, "Supplying Your Product License Code," on page 45

5.1 What the Installation Program Does

During installation of the Primary Server, the ZENworks installation program does the following:
Installs eDirectory Services.
Creates the ZENworks Management Zone. You are prompted for a unique name for the zone.
This name must be different from any other Management Zone names in your environment. If
you are using Novell eDirectory in your environment, the Management Zone name must also
be different from any eDirectory tree names.
Creates a password for the default ZENworks Administrator account. You are prompted to
supply the password.
Creates the ZENworks Data Store. You are prompted to create a new PostgreSQL database or
use an existing PostgreSQL or Oracle database. For more information, see
"Preparing the Database for the ZENworks Data Store," on page
Creates the ZENworks Object Store and installs the ZENworks Control Center.
Installs and starts the ZENworks services.

5.2 Installing the ZENworks Server Software

To install the Primary Server:
1 Make sure the server meets the requirements. See
Requirements," on page
If you are installing to a device that is configured with DHCP, you might encounter the
following eDirectory error in zlm-config:
eDir failed to start properly. Please ensure that this machine is
configured with a static IP or permanently-leased DHCP Address.
For detailed information on how to resolve the error, see
Server on a Device Configured with DHCP," on page
Section 1.2, "System Architecture," on page
25.
Section 3,
33.
Section 2.1, "ZENworks Server
Section A.5, "Installing a ZENworks
121.

Installing the ZENworks Primary Server

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