2.1 Creating Directive Bundles

A Directive bundle lets you perform one or more actions on one or more devices, regardless of platform. For example, you can use a Directive bundle to edit a Windows INI file or text file. You can run a script, start or stop a service, delete a file, and more. In addition, the bundle can include multiple actions to perform.

You can use ZENworks Control Center or the zman command line utility to create bundles. The following procedure explains how to create a bundle using ZENworks Control Center. If you prefer the zman command line utility, see Bundle Commands in ZENworks Command Line Utilities.

To create a Directive bundle:

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click the Bundles tab.

  2. In the Bundle list, click New, then click Bundle to display the Select Bundle Type page.

  3. Select Directive Bundle, click Next to display the Define Details page, then fill in the fields.

    Bundle Name: Provide a name for the bundle. The bundle name must be different than the name of any other item (bundle, group, folder, and so forth) that resides in the same folder. The name you provide displays in ZENworks Control Center and the ZENworks Adaptive Agent (on managed devices).

    For more information, see Section A.0, Naming Conventions in ZENworks Control Center.

    Folder: Type the name or browse to and select the ZENworks Control Center folder where you want the bundle to reside. The default is /bundles, but you can create additional folders to organize your bundles.

    Icon: ZENworks Configuration Management lets you select an icon that users see during installation of a particular bundle. This icon applies only to the icon displayed by ZENworks Adaptive Agent on the managed device. ZCC uses default icons to represent the different bundles (Directive, File, Imaging, and Windows).

    To select an icon, click Browse, then browse to and select the icon you want to display on managed devices.

    If the desired icon is embedded in a .exe, .dll, or .ico file that has multiple icons from which to choose, you must install additional items before you can browse to and select the desired icon.

    For Mozilla Firefox, if you have not already installed the Novell File Upload extension on this device, you must do so before you can download and install the download plugin or browse to and upload the icon. For more information, see Novell File Upload Extension. After you install the Novell File Upload extension, you must also install the download plugin. To do so, click the Click here to download plugin message box that displays in the Select Icon dialog box (if you have already installed the plugin on this device, the plugin box does not display), click Manual Install, then click Install Now.

    For Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must install the Novell File Upload ActiveX control only; there is no download plugin for Internet Explorer. For more information, see Novell File Upload Extension.

    After you have downloaded and installed the necessary extensions and plugin, click to browse to and select the icon you want ZENworks Adaptive Agent to display to represent the bundle. If the icon in embedded in a .exe, .dll, or .ico file that contains multiple icons, an additional dialog box displays to let you select the desired icon.

    If you do not specify an icon, a default icon is used.

    Description: Provide a short description of the bundle's contents. This description displays in ZENworks Control Center and in the ZENworks Adaptive Agent.

  4. Click Next to display the Add Actions page, click Add, then select an action.

  5. Fill in the options in the dialog box that displays. Click the Help button if you need additional information, or for a list of each action and its description, including in-depth configuration information for each action, see Section E.0, Actions.

    You can add multiple actions to the bundle.

  6. (Conditional) Select the Continue on Failure check box next to the action (or actions) you want to bypass on failure.

    If one of the actions in the action set fails, the remaining actions in the set are performed.

  7. Click Next to display the Summary page, then review the information on the Summary page, making any changes to the bundle settings by using the Back button as necessary.

  8. (Conditional) Select the Define Additional Properties check box to display the bundle’s Summary page after the wizard completes. You can use the various tabs to edit the bundle’s assignments, requirements, actions, settings, and content replication settings.

  9. Click Finish to create the bundle as configured per settings on the Summary page.

    When you click Finish, the bundle is created but it does not have users or devices assigned, schedules, and group membership. At some point in the future, you need to configure additional options for the bundle by continuing with Section 3.2, Assigning Existing Bundles to Devices or Section 3.3, Assigning Existing Bundles to Users.