Traditional workstation management using policies and importing into eDirectory is replaced by managed devices in Configuration Management.
Devices in Configuration Management include both Primary Servers, managed devices (Primary Servers and workstations), and inventoried-only devices. For Configuration Management, only Windows devices can be managed. Linux devices can be only Primary Servers and inventoried-only devices. For more information, see System Requirements
in the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Installation Guide.
Managing workstations is done in the following ways
Workstations are imported into the Management Zone by using the new discovery and deployment feature. Devices are discovered on the network, registered in the Management Zone, and have software deployed to them. For more information, see Discovering Network Devices
in the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Administration Quick Start, and also see the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Discovery, Deployment, and Retirement Reference.
To manually import devices, you can use a .csv file. For more information, see Importing Devices from CSV Files
in the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Discovery, Deployment, and Retirement Reference.
Servers become a member of the Management Zone when you install Configuration Management on them. For more information, see the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Installation Guide.
Registration rules and keys replace workstation importing and policies. For more information, see Registering Devices
in the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Administration Quick Start.
You can determine a device’s status in ZENworks Control Center. For more information, see ZENworks Icon
in the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Software Distribution Reference.
Asset Management has been configured to work with ZENworks 10. For more information, see the ZENworks 10 Asset Management Reference.
Many policies are essentially the same between traditional ZENworks and Configuration Management. However, some have been discontinued, some moved to become Management Zone configurations, and a new policy has been added. For more information, see the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Policy Management Reference.