9.2 Server Installation Procedure

After downloading the ZENworks11SP2.iso, the MD5 checksum should be computed and compared with the MD5 checksum on the Novell download site.

The image is then loop mounted. For example:

mount -o loop ZENworks11SP2.iso /mnt

The installation program must be executed as user root and an X server should be running for GUI-based installations.

On Linux platforms, the administrator can choose among different installation methods:

  • GUI installation 

    sh /<path_to_mountpoint>/setup.sh

    For example:

    sh /mnt/setup.sh

  • Installation with an external database 

    sh /<path_to_mountpoint>/setup.sh -o

  • Command line installation 

    sh /<path_to_mountpoint>/setup.sh -e

The following section explains the standard installation method via the Java GUI.

9.2.1 ZCM Primary Server Installation in GUI Mode

The following screen shot shows the first installation screen The language settings are automatically determined. Novell Consulting recommends that you always use English as the installation language. To achieve this in a command line installation, execute the unset LANG command at the shell prompt.

Figure 9-1 ZCM Primary Server Installation (1)

The introduction screen is shown next:

Figure 9-2 ZCM Primary Server Installation (2)

The License Agreement must be accepted:

Figure 9-3 ZCM Primary Server Installation (3)

If Mono has not been previously installed, select the ZENworks link to install Mono from the ISO image itself:

Figure 9-4 ZCM Primary Server Installation (4)

The Primary Server is installed either into a new Management Zone or into an existing Management Zone:

Figure 9-5 ZCM Primary Server Installation (5)

A zone name and the password for the zone Administrator must be specified in the next dialog box. The Administrator account is always Administrator (case-insensitive):

Figure 9-6 ZCM Primary Server Installation (6)

This installation example presumes the simplest case with an embedded Sybase SQL Anywhere database server:

Figure 9-7 ZCM Primary Server Installation (7)

In most cases, an internal certificate authority (CA) is used for ZENworks Configuration Management. However, it is also possible to use an external CA. Information about how to configure an external CA is described in the Novell ZENworks Configuration Management installation documents in detail.

Figure 9-8 ZCM Primary Server Installation (8)

Managing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Open Enterprise Server requires only Configuration Management. Therefore, only one license key is needed:

Figure 9-9 Figure 9: ZCM Primary Server Installation (9)

After the license has been supplied, the next dialog window requires your company name and an email address to be able to activate the selected components:

Figure 9-10 ZCM Primary Server Installation (10)

A summary is displayed before the installation begins:

Figure 9-11 ZCM Primary Server Installation (11)

The installation needs some time. A progress bar gives information about the installation state:

Figure 9-12 ZCM Primary Server Installation (12)

After the installation has finished, ZENworks Control Center can be started and you can view the Readme and the installation log:

Figure 9-13 ZCM Primary Server Installation (13)

Finally, you can execute a system status check to be sure that everything went well:

Figure 9-14 ZCM Primary Server Installation (14)

The final screen after a successful installation is shown below:

Figure 9-15 ZCM Primary Server Installation (15)

After installation, you can log in to the Configuration Management interface by pointing to the IP address of the server via a Web browser:

Figure 9-16 Login Page for the ZCM Server