Glossary

A default journal-based storage system shipped with Novell Storage Services (NSS). Other storage systems (such as CD-ROM or DOS/FAT) are also provided. Also called Loadable Storage System.

Novell Application Launcher Workstation Helper.In Desktop Management, the user workstation software that plugs in to Workstation Manager and enables workstation-associated applications to be installed, uninstalled, cached, and run. This allows for application management based on the workstation rather than a user logged in to the workstation.

ZENworks Certificate Signer Servlet

In ZENworks Desktop Management, a policy that sets parameters for rolling up inventory data to a server. This policy is contained in the Server package.

In ZENworks Desktop Management, an imaging mode that allows administrators to enable, disable, or remove the installed Desktop Management imaging partition.

In ZENworks Server Management, a Java servlet that implements the Certificate Signer functionality.

The ZENworks capability, powered by Novell iFolder, that allows users to save files to a network storage location so they can be accessed and coordinated from multiple locations inside and outside the network.

1. In ZENworks Desktop Management Application Management, an ODBC-compatible database used by Novell Application Launcher as a repository for data about application events (install, launch, cache, and so forth) that have occurred.2. In ZENworks Server Management's Management and Monitoring Services, a centralized Common Information Model (CIM)-compliant Sybase* database on the management server. The database serves as a repository for server and network data that can be displayed or formatted in various ways. Also called the alarm database or topology database.3. In ZENworks Server Management's Policy and Distribution Services, a centralized Common Information Model (CIM)-compliant Sybase database used by Distributors as a repository for distribution and policy data that can be viewed through reports.

In ZENworks Desktop Management and ZENworks Server Management, a policy that sets the distinguished name (DN) for locating the ZENworks Database object in Novell eDirectory. This policy is contained in the Service Location package and Server package in Desktop Management and in the Service Location package and the Distributed Server package in Server Management.

The ZENworks capability that provides a policy-based, desktop management solution for deploying applications and disk images, and for managing workstation profiles from anywhere in the network.

Software installed on a workstation that users in an all-Windows environment or users located outside of the corporate network firewall can use to log in and authenticate the workstation to Novell eDirectory using any port over HTTP or port 443 over HTTPS. Users can forego the use of the Novell Client if you install the Desktop Management Agent with Desktop Management. However, if you still want users to use the Novell Client, it will not have full Desktop Management 6.5 functionality unless the ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 Desktop Management Agent is also installed.

In ZENworks Desktop Management, the policy for configuring the ZENworks Desktop Management Agent, which allows use of ZENworks Desktop Management without the Novell Client. This policy is contained in the Workstation package.

The management solution allowing automation and control of the entire end-user lifecycle of desktop, thin-client, and Web applications. Application Management includes distribution of applications, updates, and patches; self-healing of damaged applications; and removal of applications.

Software that can be installed on a Windows 2000, NetWare 5.1, or NetWare 6.x server to let system administrators centrally create and manage policies and profiles for users and workstations on a network. These policies and profiles enable administrators to distribute, manage, and update applications, perform advanced inventory and remote management functions, and automatically install operating systems on the Windows workstations in the network. Also called back-end.

Provides software and content distribution, software and hardware inventory, and policy-based management for BlackBerry, Palm OS, and Windows CE handheld devices.

Software that manages application delivery, monitors application distributions sent by the ZENworks Handheld Management server, and sends the results of those distributions back to the server. Access Point also queues policies and ensures that they are delivered to handheld devices.

A policy used to minimize tree walking by specifying how far up the tree ZENworks Handheld Management will search for Handheld Application objects. This policy is contained in the Container package.

Software installed on each managed device that uses the BlackBerry wireless platform.

Software installed on each managed BlackBerry, Palm OS, and Windows CE handheld device in the system. The handheld client distributes software and content to handheld devices, collects software and hardware inventory for each device, and enforces policies.

A Novell ConsoleOne utility used to view all hardware and software inventory (both for a specific handheld device or for all of the handheld devices in your system), build queries, and view reports.

Software that manages Palm OS and Windows CE devices that communicate directly with the ZENworks Handheld Management Access Point on the proxy service computer through TCP/IP; no third-party synchronization software (Palm HotSync&z-3rdParty; or Microsoft ActiveSync, for example) is required.

Software that manages application delivery, monitors application distributions sent by the ZENworks Handheld Management server, and sends the results of those distributions back to the server. The proxy service also queues policies and ensures that they are delivered to handheld devices.

Software responsible for managing communications with all clients and maintaining distribution schedules and distribution results for the ZENworks Handheld Management installation.

Software that manages Palm OS and Windows CE devices that use third-party software (Palm HotSync or Microsoft ActiveSync, for example) instead of IP to synchronize.

In ZENworks Desktop Management, an area on a computer's hard disk that is protected from re-imaging. Used to save workstation-unique information such as the IP address, computer name, and DNS settings so the information can be restored after an imaging operation.

The ZENworks capability, provided by Ximian Red Carpet Enterprise 2.2, that enables you to centrally control Linux software configurations for both servers and workstations, including the ability to manage users and organize groups of machines for installations and updates; Integrate with leading software update systems such as SUSE YaST and Red Hat Network; roll back software packages to pre-update versions if unintended problems are caused by the update; and automatically resolve software package requirements before updating to ensure that all dependencies are met.

Also Middle Tier ServerSoftware installed on a Windows or NetWare server where a Web server (that is, Windows IIS on a Windows server or the Apache Web server on NetWare) is already installed. The modules of the ZENworks Desktop Management Middle Tier Server plug-in to the Web server software and act as a Web service.The ZENworks Desktop Management Middle Tier Server resides between the client (such as the Novell Client or the Microsoft Windows client) or the ZENworks Desktop Management Agent, and databases (such as eDirectory or Active Directory) or file systems (such as NetWare or Windows). In this way, the client or the agent do not have to handle requests to the file systems or databases directly.

A Windows service that assists in locating network resources identified via the Uniform Naming Convention (UNC). ZENMUP receives commands containing UNC names from applications and sends the names to each registered UNC provider. When a provider identifies a UNC name as its own, ZENMUP automatically redirects future instances of that name to that provider.Essentially, ZENMUP determines which client the system must use to access the requested UNC name and hands off requests to that client's redirector. The redirector then directs the resource request from the workstation to the device on the network that can provide the resource.ZENMUP lets workstations establish, on a per session basis, the fastest connection available to network policies and applications based on the customer's environment and what clients they are using.

The ZENworks capability, powered by PatchLink Update, that enables you to manage the software update and patch process across NetWare and Windows operating systems. ZENworks Patch Management allows you to

• Apply all required updates and patches to new installations to match corporate standards
• Patch all major vendors' software, including Novell, Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, Corel, Symantec, McAffee, WinZip, Citrix, and others
• Review detailed patch information to determine what patches are right for your organization
• Target specific machines to ensure that the correct machines get the correct patches schedule the update times
• Generate reports on patch compliance

The ZENworks capability, powered by Miramar Desktop DNA, that enables you to migrate users' accounts, desktop settings, network settings, printer settings, applications, application settings, files, and folders to different workstations, or to back up and restore these same workstation items.

In ZENworks Desktop Management, an implementation of the Preboot Execution Environment, which allows a workstation to boot up and execute a program from the network before the workstation operating system starts. In ZENworks Desktop Management, Preboot Services is used to detect when an imaging operation is specified for a workstation, and to then provide the files necessary to boot to the ZENworks Desktop Management imaging environment.

The ZENworks capability that provides an integrated system for managing multiple servers throughout a multiple-platform, enterprise-wide network. The following components are included: Policy and Distribution Services, Server Inventory, Remote Management, and Management and Monitoring Services.

In ZENworks Server Management, a policy that provides basic configuration parameters for Policy and Distribution Services. This policy is contained in the Distributed Server package.

Remote Web Console; Web Console.

The ZENworks capability, powered by InstallShield AdminStudio ZENworks Edition, that enables you to manage Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) packages, including the ability to convert legacy-based installs, ZENworks AOT packages, and ZENworks AXT packages to MSI packages; customize MSI packages for your organization's varying needs; and automate creation of directory objects used for management and distribution of the MSI package.

A free subset of ZENworks version 2.0 that included the ZENworks Workstation Management and ZENworks Application Management components of the full version, but not the ZENworks Workstation Inventory and ZENworks Remote Management components.

A dedicated eDirectory tree that can be used to hold the objects and configure the policies that are managed with ZENworks Desktop Management. This dedicated tree can be used to deploy ZENworks Desktop Management without affecting the current tools, identity management processes, or authentication processes you currently have in place with your corporate tree.

In ZENworks Desktop Management and ZENworks Server Management, a lightweight Web server used to receive and process XML-RPC requests. The ZENworks Web Server runs on every inventory server.

In ZENworks Desktop Management, the registration file in the Automatic Workstation Import process that performs workstation registration tasks.

In ZENworks Desktop Management, the registration file in the Automatic Workstation Import process that contains strings used by zenwsreg.dll. These strings are available for language translation.

Zone Information Protocol

In ZENworks Desktop Management, an area on a computer's hard disk that is protected from re-imaging. Used to save workstation-unique information such as the IP address, computer name, and DNS settings so the information can be restored after an imaging operation.

Z Loadable Storage System

An AppleTalk protocol that enables each router to maintain and access zone information for an AppleTalk internet. It also enables non-router nodes to obtain zone information.

A http://www.sifinfo.org/. Connecting the applications with a common framework allows you to enter information once in an authoritative information source, such as a student information system, and then publish that information so other systems can be updated automatically.">Schools Interoperability Framework (http://www.sifinfo.org/.">SIF) term. A software product that implements the SIF ZIS functionality and can also contain value-added management and configuration tools. A ZIS should be capable of supporting more than one Zone. The term ZIS is often used to mean a Zone.

In Domain Name System (DNS), a list of up to 255 unique zone names.

The process by which a Domain Name System (DNS) master name server transfers a complete copy of the zone's DNS database to a replica name server.

Returns an initial key for a particular connection. To use the system connection, a NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) passes the zSYS_CONNECTION value to zRootKey for the connectionID parameter; otherwise, the NLM must pass in a valid connectionID which was returned by the login interfaces.

In ZENworks Desktop Management, the registration file in the Automatic Workstation Import process that calls the zenwsreg.dll file.