Configuring The Device Refresh Schedule; Configuring Device Inventory Settings - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

Executable file name: /bin/cp.
Executable file parameters: ${source_path}/deviceid /tmp.
7 Click Next to display the Summary page.
8 Review the information.
9 Click Next to display the Policy Assignment page, then assign the policy to SLES 9 and SLES
10 devices
10 Click Next to display the Policy Schedule page, then select the schedule to apply to the
assignments.
11 Click Next to display the Policy Groups page. For more information, see
Section 16.6, "Remote Execute Policy," on page
12 Click Next to display the Finish page.
13 Click Finish.
After the policy is applied on the managed devices, a copy of deviceid is created in the /tmp
directory.

7.2 Configuring the Device Refresh Schedule

The Device Refresh Schedule page determines how often devices contact a ZENworks Server to
update policies, settings, and inventory scanning. By default, each refresh schedule occurs every two
hours.
These settings apply to all devices in your ZENworks Management Zone unless it is changed on a
device folder or individual device. To change refresh schedules for an individual device, click the
Devices tab, locate and click the device's name, click the Settings tab, click Device Refresh
Schedule, then click Override Settings. Click the
The refresh interval is not reset until the device refresh is complete. For example, assume you set a
refresh interval of 2 hours. The device's first refresh occurs at 6:00 p.m. and takes 13 seconds to
complete. The second refresh will occur at 8:00:13 p.m. (2 hours after the refresh was completed at
6:00:13). If the second refresh takes 15 seconds to complete, the third refresh will occur at 10:00:28
p.m.
To configure the device refresh schedule for all devices in your ZENworks system:
1 In the ZENworks Control Center, click the Configuration tab.
2 Click Device Refresh Schedule.
3 Specify the Days, Hours, and Minutes between device refreshes in your ZENworks system.
4 Click OK.

7.3 Configuring Device Inventory Settings

The Device Inventory page determines the Inventory Roll-up settings.
Configure the settings on this page to roll up the hardware inventory information from a ZENworks
7 Linux Management database to a ZENworks 7 or later Server Management or Desktop
Management Inventory server:
1 In the ZENworks Control Center, click the Configuration tab.
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