A functioning ZfD environment is a prerequisite for the ZENworks/Desktop DNA personality migration integration. This document is written with ZfD 4/4.0.1 as the basis; the concepts could be re-used with earlier versions.
In the following sections, you will create a directory structure to store the Desktop DNA templates and DNA personality files. We recommend that your control Rights or Permissions to these directories using groups.
ZfD and the directories you create can be placed on a single server (the DNA server) or on multiple servers, depending on your LAN/WAN environment, the scale of the migration, and the ongoing requirements for life cycle management.
NOTE: You should not use the \sys: volume to house the \ddna directory.
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Desktop DNA templates can be thought of as policies defining the collection of settings and data from legacy workstations. Step-by-step instructions to create a template are provided in Creating the Desktop DNA Template .
You create DNA templates on the staging workstation and then store them in a network location that is accessible to users. You can store the templates on the DNA server or on another NetWare® or Windows server.
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Create a \ddna\templates directory to be used as the storage location for Desktop DNA templates.
Provide users with Read and File Scan rights to this directory.
Provide OS and migration administrators with Write rights, in addition to Read and File Scan rights.
Create a \ddna\templates directory to be used as the storage location for Desktop DNA templates.
Share the \ddna directory as DDNA.
Provide users with basic Read permissions to this share.
Provide OS and migration administrators with Full Control permissions to this share.
A typical personality should be approximately 10-15 MB in size (assuming storage of Microsoft* Office settings, templates, and so forth). The size of the personality can grow to exceed 500 MB if user data is consolidated and relocated.
You should monitor the size and content of personalities and adjust templates as required.
Personalities can be stored anywhere, including the user home directory or Novell iFolder®. This guide discusses using a dedicated storage server for personality storage. Future integration solutions will include integration with NetWare and Windows user home directories and also Novell iFolder.
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On a NetWare server that users have access rights to, create a \ddna\data directory.
Provide users with Read, File Scan, and Write rights to this directory.
We recommend that you use group membership to control access to this share.
A typical corporate personality store should start with a minimum of approximately 15 GB storage for personalities. As mentioned above, you should closely monitor the personality size.
On a Windows server that users have access rights to, create a \ddna\data directory.
Share the \ddna\data directory as DDNADATA.
Provide users with Read and Write permissions to this share.
We recommend that you use group membership to control access to this share.