Upgrading To Zenworks 7.2 Linux Management; Upgrading The Zenworks Servers And The Managed Devices To Zenworks 7.2 Linux Management - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 07-20-2009 Installation Manual

Upgrading to ZENworks 7.2 Linux
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Management
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management provides upgrade paths from the following previous versions:
ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1: Your current ZENworks 7 Linux Management
system must have IR1 installed.
ZENworks 7 Linux Management - Dell Edition: Your current ZENworks 7 Linux
Management - Dell Edition system must have the latest patches installed. This release was
available as an OEM release to Dell PowerEdge customers only.
You cannot upgrade from ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management directly to ZENworks 7.2 Linux
Management.
If you have ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management systems that you want to migrate to ZENworks 7.2
Linux Management, you must first migrate to ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1 and then
upgrade to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management. Be aware that because of the expanded architecture
between ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management and ZENworks 7 Linux Management, there is limited
upgrade support between the two versions.
The following sections provide more information:
Section 11.1, "Upgrading the ZENworks Servers and the Managed Devices to ZENworks 7.2
Linux Management," on page 83
Section 11.2, "Increasing the Security Level After Upgrading a ZENworks Server from
ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1," on page 90
Section 11.3, "Changes to Bundle Schedules in ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management," on
page 91
Section 11.4, "Upgrade Options," on page 91
11.1 Upgrading the ZENworks Servers and the
Managed Devices to ZENworks 7.2 Linux
Management
You can upgrade the ZENworks Linux Management Server to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management
by performing an in-place upgrade over the previous version.
Before performing any type of upgrade, do the following:
Take a reliable backup of your object and data stores, and eDirectory. For more information,
see "ZENworks Object Store and Data Store
Linux Management Administration
Ensure that eDirectory is listening on port 10389.
Take an image of the ZENworks servers.
Ensure that the ZENworks Linux Management server and the server on which the Oracle or the
PostgreSQL database is running are in time sync.
Maintenance" in the
Guide.

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