Upgrading To Zenworks 7.2 Linux Management With Ir1/Ir1A - 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 with IR1/IR1a
You can upgrade to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1/IR1a from the following previous
versions:
ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1: Your current system must have ZENworks 7
Linux Management with 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.
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management
You can upgrade only the managed devices of the following versions to ZENworks 7.2 Linux
Management with IR1a:
ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1: Your current system must have ZENworks 7
Linux Management with 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.
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management
IMPORTANT: You cannot upgrade the previous versions of the ZENworks Linux Management
server to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1a.
You cannot upgrade from ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management directly to ZENworks 7.2 Linux
Management with IR1/IR1a.
If you have ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management systems that you want to migrate to ZENworks 7.2
Linux Management with IR1/IR1a, you must first migrate to ZENworks 7 Linux Management with
IR1 and then upgrade to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1/IR1a. 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.
IMPORTANT: You must upgrade the ZENworks server and ZENworks Agent software
components in the order listed below:
1. Upgrade the ZENworks Primary Server.
2. Upgrade the ZENworks Secondary Server.
3. Upgrade the managed devices.
The following sections provide more information:
Section 12.1, "Upgrading the ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1 or ZENworks 7 Linux
Management - Dell Edition Servers to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1," on
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