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Running into conflicts between the Active Directory Import feature and the options available in ZENworks Asset Management? Phil Coombs explains how he got around them.

ZENworks Linux Management (ZLM) requires either a PostgreSQL or Oracle database for storing ZENworks-related data. This Appnote explains how to extend the Oracle schema to configure the ZLM server with Oracle database. It also describes how to set up Oracle database on SLES9x server.

Freshly updated! Here are some good things to look for if you have having trouble with connectivity when using ZENworks Asset Management. OPEN CALL: if you have any other ideas to share on this topic, let us know.

Geoffrey Carmen explains how you can use ZENworks Asset Management to gather information about data files on workstations. For example, he shows you how to find Lotus Notes databases stored on local machines.

Rob Aronson had a customer who upgraded 20 computers that had been in inventory from Win2k to Win XP. After the upgrade they deleted the machines from the database but were unable to ever get inventory again from the computers. They tried to reinstall the ZAM agent but it made no difference. Here's how he solved it.

Check out this excellent article from Novell Connection, which reviews ITIL best practices and summarizes how ZENworks Asset Management functionality can be mapped to specific ITIL guidance in these areas.