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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents About This Guide Part I Overview 1 About ZENworks Linux Management Management Capabilities........... . . 13 1.1.1 Software Package Management .
Page 6 What’s New in ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 1....79 10.2.1 ZENworks Linux Management Server Support for SLES 10 SP3 ....79 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 7 10.2.2 Support for New Platforms as Managed Devices ......79 10.2.3 Mirroring Red Hat Updates from the NU Repository ......80 10.3 What’s New in ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 2.
Page 8 Upgrade ............134 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 9: About This Guide
Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Troubleshooting Guide Documentation Conventions In Novell documentation, a greater-than symbol (>) is used to separate actions within a step and items in a cross-reference path. ® A trademark symbol ( , etc.) denotes a Novell trademark.
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Page 11: Part I Overview
Overview ® ® Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management provides comprehensive management of Linux servers and workstations, collectively referred to as devices. Using ZENworks Linux Management, you can: Manage Dell PowerEdge servers using ZENworks Linux Management capabilities combined with the Dell OpenManage* toolkit capabilities.
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Page 13: About Zenworks Linux Management
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.
Page 14: Automated Install And Imaging
PowerEdge servers in your ZENworks system. It is easy for you to determine if an updated Dell Update Package is available for PowerEdge servers in your system and deliver the update. Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 15: System Architecture
ZENworks Object Store: The Object Store is the information repository for devices, groups, policies, bundles, and other ZENworks objects defined within the system. The Object Store, which is version 8.8.3 of Novell eDirectory , is set up and configured during installation. The information in the Object Store is managed through the ZENworks Control Center.
Page 16: System Administration
Dell FTP, YaST Online Updates, Red Hat ® Network, Red Carpet Enterprise , ZENworks 6.x Linux Management, or Novell Updates. For more information, see “Mirroring Software” in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide.
Page 17: Zenworks Terms
(or removed) the next time the Secondary Server’s packages were updated from the Primary Server. If you use Novell iManager to administer other Novell products in your network environment, you can enable the ZENworks Control Center to be launched from iManager. For details, see “ZENworks Control...
Page 18 The Object Store is the information repository for devices, groups, policies, bundles, and other ZENworks objects defined within the system. The Object Store, which is version 8.8.3 of Novell eDirectory, is set up and configured during installation. The information in the Object Store is managed through Object Store the ZENworks Control Center.
Page 19 Term Description ZENworks Secondary Each ZENworks Management Zone has one ZENworks Primary Server. All Server other ZENworks Servers installed in the zone are called ZENworks Secondary Servers. A Secondary Server has the ZENworks services, the Object Store, and the Secondary Server software packages.
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Page 21: Part Ii Preparation
Preparation ® ® The following section will help you to prepare for installing Novell ZENworks Linux Management software in your network: Chapter 2, “System Requirements,” on page 23 Preparation...
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Page 23: System Requirements
System Requirements ® ® The following sections provide the Novell ZENworks Linux Management requirements for hardware and software: Section 2.1, “ZENworks Server Requirements,” on page 23 Section 2.2, “Database Requirements,” on page 24 Section 2.3, “Managed Device Requirements,” on page 25 Section 2.4, “Administration Workstation Requirements,”...
Page 24: Database Requirements
Reiserfs 2.2 Database Requirements If you choose to use a database for the ZENworks Data Store other than the PostgreSQL database included with ZENworks Linux Management, the database must meet the following requirements: Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 25: Managed Device Requirements
Database Requirements Table 2-2 Item Requirement Database Version PostgreSQL 7.4.7 or higher Oracle 9i Release 2 only Oracle 10g Release 2 only Oracle 11g Release 1 only Default Character Set UTF-8 required Default Time Zone UTC required TCP ports The server must allow ZENworks Agent and ZENworks Server communication on the database port (if you are using the default PostgreSQL database, port 5432).
Page 26 Management features only. Novell Linux Desktop To ensure successful enforcement of the NLD GNOME* policy, you need Novell Novell Linux Desktop 9, SP3 on the 32-bit Linux Desktop 9 with Support Pack 2 (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures with GNOME.
Page 27 SLED 10 SP3 on the 32-bit (x86) and 64- supported bit (x86_64) architectures for IR1 Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP4 on the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures RHEL 4 AS on s390 and s390x architectures. RHEL 5.2 and RHEL 5.3 on the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures.
Page 28 XEN on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES 10) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED 10) managed devices XEN on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SLES 11) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED 11) managed devices Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 29: Administration Workstation Requirements
2.4 Administration Workstation Requirements Make sure the workstation (or server) where you run the ZENworks Control Center to administer your system meets the requirements listed below: Administration Workstation Requirements Table 2-4 Item Requirement Web Browser Firefox* 1.4 or higher Mozilla* 1.7 or higher Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 (all Windows* platforms except Windows XP) Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 (Windows XP)
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Page 31: Part Iii Installation
Chapter 3, “Preparing the Database for the ZENworks Data Store,” on page 2. If desired, verify the signatures on the RPM packages. All packages are signed by Novell. You can verify the package signatures to ensure that the packages have not been tampered with. See Chapter 4, “Verifying the RPM Package Signatures,”...
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Page 33: Preparing The Database For The Zenworks Data Store
After you create the database instance for an existing PostgreSQL database, you need to perform some configuration tasks. For more information, see TID 10099586 in the Novell Support Knowledgebase (http://support.novell.com/search/kb_index.jsp). If you create a new PostgreSQL Preparing the Database for the ZENworks Data Store...
Page 34: Installing The Oracle Database Client
Oracle jdbc driver can be downloaded from oracle.com. .” The install cannot continue For Oracle Database 11g R1 Server, you must install the Oracle Database 10g R2 Instant Client RPMs on both the Primary Server and the Secondary Server. Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 35: Configuring Oracle 10G Release 2 Or Oracle 11G Release 1 As A Remote Database Server
Windows,” on page 35 3.3.1 Configuring Oracle 10g R2 or Oracle 11g R1 as a Remote Database Server on Linux 1 On the ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management server, go to /opt/novell/zenworks/share/ open the file, and follow the instructions in datamodel, linux-createdb-oracle-10g.sql...
Page 36 FILE=NOVELL-ZENWORKS-ORAZLM.DMP LOG=NOVELL- ZENWORKS-ORAZLM.LOG IGNORE=Y FROMUSER=ZENADMIN TOUSER=ZENADMIN where ORCL is the default Oracle system identifier, and novell is the default password for the zenadmin user. IMPORTANT: Before running the import utility, take a reliable backup of the /opt/oracle/ directory on the destination database.
Page 37: Gathering The Database Information
8b Set the connection username to the Oracle database username that is used to connect to the ZENworks database. The default username is zenadmin. 8c Set the connection password. The default password for the zenadmin user is novell. 8d Add the following line to allow the Oracle 10g JDBC client to support data greater than 32 KB for CLOB datatypes: <property name="connection.SetBigStringTryClob">true</property>...
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Page 39: Verifying The Rpm Package Signatures
All RPM packages on the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management and Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 1 media are signed by Novell. To ensure that the RPM packages have not been tampered with, you can verify the RPM package signatures.
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Page 41: Installing The Zenworks Primary Server
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.
Page 42 Use the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Server installation media to install ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management. Use the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 1 Server media to install ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1. Use the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 2 Server media to install ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR2.
Page 43 ZENworks Management Zone in your network environment. If you use Novell eDirectory, it cannot be the same name as your eDirectory tree name. Enter an Administrator password: Enter the password you want assigned to the default ZENworks Administrator account.
Page 44 Novell ZENworks Server Management is running Novell ZENworks Imaging Agent is running Novell ZENworks Server is running Novell ZENworks Preboot Policy Daemon is running Novell ZENworks Management Daemon is running Novell ZENworks Loader is running If a service is not running, use the following command to start it: /etc/init.d/servicename start...
Page 45: Supplying Your Product License Code
Service Name Novell ZENworks Management Daemon novell-zmd Novell Imaging Agent novell-zislnx For example, if the Novell ZENworks Management Daemon is not running, use the following command to start it: /etc/init.d/novell-zmd start For additional information about the ZENworks services, see “ZENworks Services”...
Page 46 4 To install a Secondary Server, continue with the next section, Installing a ZENworks Secondary Server. To set up devices to be managed, skip to Section 7, “Setting Up Managed Devices,” on page Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 47: Installing A Zenworks Secondary Server
Management Zone are located on the same LAN or have fast WAN links. To facilitate consistency between different Management Zones, you can mirror the software packages between Primary Servers in the different zones (see “Mirroring Software” in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide). Installing a ZENworks Secondary Server...
Page 48: Installing The Zenworks Server Software As Secondary Server
) from 80 to 81. Make sure the Apache service is shut down and then apache2/ listen.conf run zlm-config. 6 Make sure the Secondary Server's system clock is synchronized with the Primary Server's system clock. Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 49 Management version you want to install by using the command: mount device mountpoint Use the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management installation media to install ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management. Use the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 1 Server installation media to install ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1.
Page 50 Novell ZENworks Server is running Novell ZENworks Loader is running Novell ZENworks Imaging Service is running Novell ZENworks Preboot Policy Daemon is running Novell ZENworks Server Management is running Novell ZENworks Management Daemon is running If a service is not running, use the following command to start it: /etc/init.d/servicename start...
Page 51: Defining A Content Replication Schedule
Novell ZENworks Server Management novell-zented Novell ZENworks Management Daemon novell-zmd For example, if the Novell ZENworks Management Daemon is not running, use the following command to start it: /etc/init.d/novell-zmd start For additional information about the ZENworks services, see “ZENworks Services”...
Page 52 Select the day of the month on which to replicate content to Secondary Servers and set other restrictions that might apply. 5 Click OK. 6 To set up devices to be managed, continue with the next section, Setting Up Managed Devices. Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 53: Setting Up Managed Devices
ZENworks Control Center, see “Configuring the ZENworks Management Daemon (zmd) Settings”in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide. NOTE: Installing the ZENworks Linux Management agent removes the previously added YaST installation sources from the device. You can add these installation sources again after the agent installation is complete by using either YaST or the command.
Page 54: Installing The Zenworks Agent And Registering The Device
7.2.1 Manually Installing the ZENworks Agent To manually install the ZENworks Agent and register it in the Management Zone: 1 Make sure the device meets the necessary requirements. See Section 2.3, “Managed Device Requirements,” on page Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 55 2 At the Linux device, mount the media you are using for the install: Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Agent CD Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 1 Agent CD Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 2 Agent CD ISO image The ISO image of ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management is available at the...
Page 56 Before installing the ZENworks Agent on a large number of devices and registering them, you should create registration keys and rules that enable you to place devices in specific folders and groups. Using folders and groups reduces the effort required to manage a large Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 57: Installing The Zenworks Agent By Using The Yast Add-On
7.2.2 Installing the ZENworks Agent by Using the YaST Add-on You can create an ISO image that contains Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR2 packages, and use it to include ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR2 as an add-on product.
Page 58 9 (Conditional) Filter based on Patterns and select the required patterns for SLES 10 / SLED 10, SLES 11 / SLED 11, or OES 2 platforms. The following table describes the patterns that are available with the agent add-on: Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 59: Installing The Zenworks Linux Management Agent By Using Autoyast
Patterns Description ZLM Agent no X Agent installation without X-related packages. This pattern is for the agent on default clients. ZLM Agent X Agent installation with X. ZLM Agent Imaging Agent imaging agent component. ZLM Agent OEM Agent OEM package for Dell machines. ZLM Agent All Full installation of the agent.
Page 60: Agent
6 Select the media where the agent add-on ISO is stored. For example, if the agent add-on ISO is stored on an NFS server, select the NFS option. 7 Click Next. 8 Provide the necessary details for the selected media. 9 Click OK. Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 61: Setting Up The Open Enterprise Server 1 After Installing Zenworks Linux Management
7.3 Setting Up the Open Enterprise Server 1 after Installing ZENworks Linux Management If you want to configure any other Novell products on the Novell Open Enterprise Server 1/SP1/SP2 after installing the ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Agent, you must first remove the entries for...
Page 62 Executable type: Select Script from the drop-down list. Script to run: Select Define Your Own Script from the drop-down list. Define your own script: Type the following in the box: #!/bin/bash INSTALLFILE=/opt/novell/oes_install/selections/novell-base.sel if [ -f $INSTALLFILE ]; then Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 63: Enabling Dell Poweredge Support
(http://www.novell.com/support/supportcentral/supportcentral.do?id=m1). 7.4 Enabling Dell PowerEdge Support Novell ZENworks Linux Management provides advanced features to deploy and manage Dell PowerEdge servers. Before you can use these features, you must install a newer release of the OpenIPMI driver than that included in the currently supported Linux distributions.
Page 64 DKMS to build the RPM package of the OpenIPMI driver tailored mkrpm to your “golden client” system setup. Detailed instructions are included in the DKMS man page man dkms For example, dkms mkrpm -m openipmi -v version_number.os Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 65 Management Administration Guide. 6 Use ZENworks Linux Management to deploy the bundle containing DKMS, OpenIPMI driver, and the novell-zenworks-zmd-oem package to your Dell PowerEdge servers where you have installed the ZENworks Agent. For more information, see “Creating RPM Bundles” in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration...
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Page 67: What's Next
ZENworks administration concepts and tasks. “Understanding ZENworks Linux Management” in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide introduces these concepts and tasks while helping you understand the ZENworks approach to successfully managing workstations and servers.
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Page 69: Part Iv Security
Security The information in this section includes the following: Chapter 9, “Understanding the Security of ZENworks Linux Management System,” on page 71 Security...
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Page 71: Understanding The Security Of Zenworks Linux Management System
System The following sections provide information you should be aware of as you consider the security of ® ® your Novell ZENworks Linux Management system: Section 9.1, “Clear Text Passwords,” on page 71 Section 9.2, “Server Certificates,” on page 71 Section 9.3, “ZENworks Agent,”...
Page 72: Database Connections
Triggering device refresh actions from the ZENworks Server Deploying bundles and immediate install schedules Sending agent registration requests to the ZENworks Server Checking the health status of the ZENworks Agent 5950 Remote Control and Remote View 5951 Remote Login Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 73: Server Listening Ports
ZENworks Agent during refresh. Redirecting HTTP requests to the ZENworks Server. Redirecting HTTP requests in ZENworks Control Center to port 443 by default. Imaging by the novell-pbserv service. 1229 Communicating UDP packets to the SOAP server. Communication between the Primary Server and Secondary Server for content replication actions.
Page 74: Denial-Of-Service Attacks
The ZENworks Linux Management software, on both ZENworks Servers and managed devices, considers the user to be a trusted user. No attempt is made to secure the ZENworks software root or credentials used by the software from the user. root Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 75: Part V Upgrade
Upgrade ® ® This section includes information about new enhancements in Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management and information about how to upgrade from earlier versions of ZENworks Linux Management to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management, ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1, and ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR2.
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Page 77: What's New In Zenworks Linux Management
10.1 What’s New in ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management ® ® The following sections describe the new features and enhancements in Novell ZENworks Linux Management: Section 10.1.1, “Support for New Platforms as Servers,” on page 77 Section 10.1.2, “Support for New Platforms as Managed Devices,” on page 77 Section 10.1.3, “Cleaning Up Inactive Devices,”...
Page 78: Cleaning Up Inactive Devices
10.1.7 Adding a Third-Party Certificate ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management, by default, uses a self-signed certificate for Web services to authenticate a server. You can generate or import your own SSL certificate by using the zlm-config command. --tomcat-certificate Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 79: Retaining The Bundle Guid While Mirroring Bundles
Management with Interim Release 1 ® ® The following sections describe the new features and enhancements in Novell ZENworks Linux Management with Interim Release 1 (IR1): Section 10.2.1, “ZENworks Linux Management Server Support for SLES 10 SP3,” on page 79 Section 10.2.2, “Support for New Platforms as Managed Devices,”...
Page 80: Mirroring Red Hat Updates From The Nu Repository
10.3.2 Support for New Platforms as Managed Devices ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR2 lets you manage the following devices: Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP2 on 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures RHEL 5.4 on 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x86_64), and zseries (s390x) architectures For more information, see Section 2.3, “Managed Device Requirements,”...
Page 81: Upgrading To Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management
Upgrading to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management You can upgrade to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management 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.
Page 82: Upgrading The Zenworks Servers And The Managed Devices To Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management
Performing an in-place upgrade lets you upgrade from a previous ZENworks Linux Management release to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management using the same ZENworks Primary Server. For example, suppose your Primary Server on your ZENworks 7 Linux Management IR1 system is Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 83: Performing An In-Place Upgrade On The Zenworks Primary Server
1 Make sure that the server is running, and meets the requirements. See Section 2.1, “ZENworks Server Requirements,” on page 2 At the Linux server, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management media by using the command. mount device mountpoint...
Page 84: Performing An In-Place Upgrade On A Zenworks Secondary Server
2 Make sure the server meets the requirements. See Section 2.1, “ZENworks Server Requirements,” on page 3 At the Linux server, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Server media by using command. mount device mountpoint For example, mount /dev/cdrom /zlm73...
Page 85: Upgrading Managed Devices Manually
11.1.3 Upgrading Managed Devices Manually 1 Make sure the managed device meets the requirements. See Section 2.3, “Managed Device Requirements,” on page 2 At the Linux managed device, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Agent media by using the command. mount device mountpoint...
Page 86 ZENworks /data 7.3 Linux Management is mounted. For example, if ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management is mounted on , the script file resides in the /zlm73/install post-install.sh /zlm73/ directory. install/data Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 87 NOTE: In the script file, the messages indicating the progress of the post-install.sh upgrade are commented out by default. If you want the messages to be displayed on the managed device, uncomment the messages. The Post Installation script performs the following tasks: Restores the bundle locks and package locks backup from the directory to the /tmp/zmd...
Page 88 /usr/bin/rug sub catalog_name catalog assigned to the managed device. 3 Execute the command, where /usr/bin/rug bin -y upgrade_bundle_name upgrade_bundle_name is the upgrade bundle in the catalog assigned to the managed device. Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 89: Management With Ir1
5 (Optional) If SLES 10 or SLED 10 are running on Dell server and the managed devices have the default zmd agent installed, do the following if you want to collect the Dell inventory of the devices: 5a In the Packages panel, select novell-zenworks-zmd-oem. 5b Click Action > Unset Freshen. 11.2 Increasing the Security Level After...
Page 90: Changes To Bundle Schedules In Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management
If you are installing ZENworks Linux Management rather than performing an upgrade from a previous version, installation options are available for use with the command. For zlm-install more information, see Section A.1, “Installation Options,” on page 121. Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 91: Upgrading From Zenworks 7 Linux Management With Ir1 Or Zenworks 7 Linux Management - Dell Edition To Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management
Take a reliable backup of our object and data stores, and eDirectory. For more information, see “ZENworks Object Store and Data Store Maintenance” in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide. Ensure that eDirectory is listening on port 10389.
Page 92 1 Make sure that the server is running, and meets the requirements. See Section 2.1, “ZENworks Server Requirements,” on page 2 At the Linux server, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management media by using the command. mount device mountpoint...
Page 93 1 Make sure that the server is running, and meets the requirements. See Section 2.1, “ZENworks Server Requirements,” on page 2 At the Linux server, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management media by using the command. mount device mountpoint For example, mount /dev/cdrom /zlm73.
Page 94: Upgrading The Managed Devices
Guide. For more information on how to set the security-level preference by using the ZENworks Control Center, see “Configuring the ZENworks Management Daemon (zmd) Settings” in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide. Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 95: Upgrading From Zenworks 7.2 Linux Management With Ir1 Or Zenworks 7.2 Linux Management
ZENworks /etc/issue Linux Management Server. If you edit the file, the Novell eDirectory 8.8.3 packages are not completely updated. 4 Perform an in-place upgrade on the ZENworks Secondary Server. For more information, see Section 11.1.2, “Performing an In-Place Upgrade on a ZENworks Secondary Server,”...
Page 96: Upgrading The Managed Device
RHEL 4. 1. To verify whether Openldap2 has been installed, execute rpm -qa /grep at the server console prompt. This displays the installed package version. openldap2 2. To remove Openldap2, execute rpm -e openldap2 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 97: Upgrading The Managed Device
ZENworks /etc/issue Linux Management Server. If you edit the file, the Novell eDirectory 8.8.3 packages are not completely updated. 3 Perform an in-place upgrade on the ZENworks Secondary Server. For more information, see Section 11.1.2, “Performing an In-Place Upgrade on a ZENworks Secondary Server,”...
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Page 99: Upgrading To Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management With Ir1
Upgrading to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1 You can upgrade to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1 from the following previous versions: ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management: Your current system must have ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management installed. ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management - Dell Edition: Your current ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management - Dell Edition system must have the latest patches installed.
Page 100: Upgrading From Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management Or Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management - Dell Edition To Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management With Ir1
Management with IR1 by performing an in-place upgrade, you must additionally perform the following steps on the server if it was previously upgraded from ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management: 1. Run the following as a bash script: /etc/init.d/ndsd stop 100 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 101 /etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/conf/nds.conf /etc sed -i "s~/etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/conf~/etc~g" /etc/opt/novell/ eDirectory/conf/.edir/instances.0 /etc/init.d/ndsd start 2. Run the command to manually upgrade to ZENworks 7.3 Linux ./zlm-upgrade Management with IR1. Performing an in-place upgrade lets you upgrade from a previous ZENworks Linux Management release to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1 by using the same ZENworks Primary Server.
Page 102 1 Make sure that the server is running, and meets the requirements. See Section 2.1, “ZENworks Server Requirements,” on page 2 At the Linux server, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 1 media by using the command.
Page 103: Upgrading The Managed Devices
2 Make sure the server meets the requirements. See Section 2.1, “ZENworks Server Requirements,” on page 3 At the Linux server, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 1 Server media by using the command. mount device mountpoint...
Page 104 1 Make sure the managed device meets the requirements. See Section 2.3, “Managed Device Requirements,” on page 2 At the Linux managed device, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 1 Agent media by using the command.
Page 105 “Upgrading Managed Devices Other Than SLES 10 and SLED 10 by Using an Upgrade Bundle” on page 106 “Upgrading SLES 10 or SLED 10 Managed Devices by Using an Upgrade Bundle” on page 107 Creating an Upgrade Bundle 1 On the ZENworks Linux Management server, mount the agent ISO by using the following command: mount -o loop /tempfolderpath/isoimagename.iso mountpoint 2 Run the...
Page 106 5 From the Script to run drop-down list, choose Define your own script. 6 Paste the contents of the script file into the Script content box. You can access the policy.sh script file from the mount point directory. /data 106 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 107 1 Ensure that the agent is registered to the ZENworks Linux Management server. For more information on how to register devices, see “Registering Devices” in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide. 2 Execute the command, where catalog_name is the /usr/bin/rug sub catalog_name catalog assigned to the managed device.
Page 108: Upgrade Options
If you are installing ZENworks Linux Management rather than performing an upgrade from a previous version, installation options are available for use with the command. For zlm-install more information, see Section A.1, “Installation Options,” on page 121. 108 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 109: Upgrading To Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management With Ir2
Upgrading to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR2 You can upgrade to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR2 from the following previous versions: ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management: Your current system must have ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management installed. ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management - Dell Edition: Your current ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management - Dell Edition system must have the latest patches installed.
Page 110: Upgrading From Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management Or Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management - Dell Edition To Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management With Ir2
ZENworks Control Center. For more information on how to set the zmd preference, see “Configuring the ZENworks Management Daemon (zmd) Settings” in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide. 110 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 111 1 Make sure that the server is running, and meets the requirements. See Section 2.1, “ZENworks Server Requirements,” on page 2 At the Linux server, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 2 media by using the command.
Page 112 2 Make sure the server meets the requirements. See Section 2.1, “ZENworks Server Requirements,” on page 3 At the Linux server, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 2 Server media by using the command. mount device mountpoint...
Page 113: Upgrading The Managed Devices
1 Make sure the managed device meets the requirements. See Section 2.3, “Managed Device Requirements,” on page 2 At the Linux managed device, mount the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 2 Agent media by using the command.
Page 114 3 Click the underlined name of the desired upgrade bundle to display its details. 4 Click the Details tab. 5 In the Scriptable Actions section at the bottom of the Details page, click New to display the New Scriptable Action dialog box. 114 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 115 6 In the Scriptable action drop-down list, select Pre-Installation. 7 In the Script to run drop-down list, select Define your own script. 8 Paste the contents of the script file into the Script content box. You can pre-install.sh access the script file from the directory located within the directory on which ZENworks /data 7.3 Linux Management with IR2 is mounted.
Page 116 The Remote Execute policy is enforced as scheduled, after the managed devices’ next scheduled refresh. If the time you specified in Step 11 occurs before the next scheduled refresh, the policy is enforced on the next refresh. 116 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 117 Dell inventory of the devices: 5a In the Packages panel, select novell-zenworks-zmd-oem. 5b Click Action > Unset Freshen. Upgrading to ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR2 117...
Page 118: Upgrade Options
If you are installing ZENworks Linux Management rather than performing an upgrade from a previous version, installation options are available for use with the command. For zlm-install more information, see Section A.1, “Installation Options,” on page 121. 118 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 119: Part Vi
Appendixes ® ® The following sections are referenced from other sections in this Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide: Appendix A, “Additional Installation Information,” on page 121 Appendix B, “Documentation Updates,” on page 131 Appendixes...
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Page 121: A Additional Installation Information
Section A.8, “Converting a Signed Certificate into PKCS12 Format,” on page 129 A.1 Installation Options When you installed Novell ZENworks Linux Management on a ZENworks Primary Server or on secondary ZENworks servers as described in Section 5, “Installing the ZENworks Primary Server,”...
Page 122: Automating Installation Of The Zenworks Agent
You can simply create a response file that enables users to manually run the install without being prompted for information. Or, you can create the response file and add the installation commands to a script so that users aren't even required to run the install. 122 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 123: Installing Zenworks Linux Management On A Sles 9 Server With A Minimal Installation
To automate installation of the ZENworks Agent: 1 Create the response file. To do so: 1a At the Linux device, mount the media you are using for the install: the Novell ZENworks 7 Linux Management installation media, the ZENworks Agent media, or the ISO image.
Page 124 (postgres) krb5 (postgres) libacl (policyenforcers) libcom_err (postgres) libgcc (libzypp) libglade2 libidn (libzypp) libjpeg (x11vnc) libjpeg-32bit libstdc++ (libzypp) libxml2 (multiple) libzypp-zmd-backend mktemp (multiple) mono-core ncurses (python) openssl (libzypp) orbit2 (policyenforcers) pam (postgresql) 124 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 125: Installing Zenworks Linux Management On A Sles 11 Server With A Customize Installation
pango (gtk-sharp) popt (libzypp) pwdutils (multiple) python (we install) readline (postgres, python) sed (postgres) sqlite (zmd, libzypp) xinetd (remote management) xorg-x11-libs (eDir, vnc) xorg-x11-libs-32bit zlib (libzypp, remote management) zlib-32bit perl-TimeDate gtk-sharp2 glib-sharp2 NOTE: Make sure that yast2-core-devel, yast2-devel, and zmd-devel packages are not installed on SLES 10.
Page 126 (postgres) sqlite (zmd, libzypp) xinetd (remote management) xorg-x11-libs (eDir, vnc) xorg-x11-libs-32bit zlib (libzypp, remote management) zlib-32bit perl-TimeDate NOTE: Make sure that yast2-core-devel, yast2-devel, and zmd-devel packages are not installed on SLES 11. 126 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 127: Installing A Zenworks Server On A Device Configured With Dhcp
A.6 Installing a ZENworks Server on a Device Configured with DHCP Installing a ZENworks Linux Management server on a device that is configured with DHCP causes the installation to fail. As noted in Part II, “Preparation,” on page 21, the ZENworks server must have a static IP address or a permanently leased DHCP address.
Page 128: Generate A New Certificate And A New Certificate Signing Request
Use this option to import the CA certificates into the keystore. You must import the chain of CAs to successfully add the CA certificate in to the certificate store. A.7.6 Exit Use this option to exit the menu options. 128 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 129: Converting A Signed Certificate Into Pkcs12 Format
A.8 Converting a Signed Certificate into PKCS12 Format If you have the private key in Base64 format, use the following command to generate PKCS8 private key: openssl pkcs8 -inform PEM -nocrypt -in base64_private_key_file -out output_filename Example: openssl pkcs8 -inform PEM -nocrypt -in /home/b64_private.key -out /home/ pkcs8_private.key If you have the private key in PKCS8 format and a certificate file, use the following command to generate a PKCS12 certificate file:...
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Page 131: B Documentation Updates
This section contains information on documentation content changes that were made in this ® ® Installation Guide after the initial release of Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management. The information can help you to keep current on updates to the documentation.
Page 132: Upgrade
Management on SLES 10 IA 64,” on page 53 Section 7.2.1, “Manually Installing the Updated Step 3 for information on installing ZENworks 7.3 ZENworks Agent,” on page 54 Linux Management on a SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 device. 132 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...
Page 133: Preparation
Section 2.3, “Managed Device Updated the list of operating systems for the following Requirements,” on page 25 platforms: SLES Novell Linux Desktop RHEL B.3.3 Upgrade The following changes were made in this section: Location Change Chapter 10, “What’s New in ZENworks Reorganized the content.
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The following changes were made in this section: Location Change Section 11.6.1, “Upgrading the Servers,” on Updated this section. page 95 Section 11.7.1, “Upgrading the Servers,” on Updated this section. page 96 134 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Installation Guide...

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Part I Overview

1 About Zenworks Linux Management

Part II Preparation

2 System Requirements

Part III Installation

3 Preparing the Database for the Zenworks Data Store

4 Verifying the RPM Package Signatures

5 Installing the Zenworks Primary Server

6 Installing a Zenworks Secondary Server

7 Setting up Managed Devices

8 What's Next

Part IV Security

9 Understanding the Security of Zenworks Linux Management System

Part V Upgrade

10 What's New in Zenworks Linux Management

11 Upgrading to Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management

12 Upgrading to Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR1

13 Upgrading to Zenworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR2

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