3.3 Accessing the ZENworks Control Center
through Novell iManager
ZENworks Linux Management includes a Novell plug-in module (.npm) that you can use to access
the ZENworks Control Center from Novell iManager, which is a management console used by a
number of other Novell products.
To install the ZENworks Control Center plug-in for iManager:
1 Copy the plug-in (zlm7link.npm) from the Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management CD to
a location on your iManager server.
The zlm7link.npm file is located in the /ImanagerPlugin directory.
2 Follow the instructions in the
documentation/imanager26/)
3 If Tomcat did not restart during the installation and configuration process, restart Tomcat.
4 Log into iManager.
5 Click the ZENworks icon at the top of the page.
6 Enter the ZENworks Control Center URL:
https://ZENworks_Server_Address
Replace ZENworks_Server_Address with the IP address or DNS name of the ZENworks
Server.
7 Click the ZENworks icon to launch the ZENworks Control Center.
3.4 Changing the Timeout Value for the
ZENworks Control Center
By default, the ZENworks Control Center has a 30-minute timeout value. If you leave the
ZENworks Control Center idle on your computer for more than 30 minutes, you are prompted to log
in again before continuing. You can increase or decrease the timeout value, or you can specify that
the ZENworks Control Center never times out.
To change the timeout value:
1 Open the /var/opt/novell/zenworks/www/tomcat/base/webapps/
zenworks/WEB-INF/config.xml file in a text editor.
2 Increase or decrease the timeout value, as needed.
or
Specify -1 to specify that the ZENworks Control Center never times out.
3 Save the config.xml file.
4 Restart the service by executing the following command:
/etc/init.d/novell-zenserver restart
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Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guide
Novell iManager 2.6 documentation (http://www.novell.com/
to install and configure the plug-in module.