Upgrading ZENworks 2020 Update x

1.0 Upgrade Path Chart

The following chart represents the upgrade path from a ZENworks 2020 version to the most current ZENworks 2020 Update 2 version.

2020 to 2020.2: The upgrade from ZENworks 2020 to ZENworks 2020 Update 2 can be done directly and bypasses ZENworks 2020 Update 1. This upgrade includes your Primary Servers, database, Satellites, and managed devices.

2020.1 to 2020.2: The update from version of ZENworks 2020.1 to ZENworks 2020.2 includes your ZENworks Primary Servers, database, and Satellites.

2.0 Software and Licenses Download (SLD)

Log in to the Micro Focus Customer Portal or Micro Focus Download site to download the files for upgrade. From the Downloads screen, select the Product, Product Name (entitlement) and Version to view the files. Click the Media Version column to sort the files.

2.1 Downloads

Based on the configuration of ZENworks, select any of the following files and click Download Selected.

File Type

File Name

ISO file

ZENworks<version>.iso

Appliance files

  • VMware ESXi: Download the ZENworks<version>_Appliance-x86_64.ova file

  • Microsoft Hyper-V: Download the ZENworks<version>_Appliance-x86_64.vhd.zip file.

  • Xen Server: Download the ZENworks<version>_Appliancex86_64.xen.tar.gz file.

  • Citrix Hypervisor (formerly XenServer): Download the ZENworks<version>_Appliancex86_64.xva.tar.gz file.

Database migration tool

For ZENworks 2020 and 2020.1: Download the db-migration-tool-20.1.zip file

Perform MD5 checksum on all downloaded files for data integrity.

2.2 ZENworks 2020.x Licensing

Retrieve your ZENworks 2020.x license keys from the Micro Focus Customer Care Portal to activate the environment during the install or upgrade.

During the upgrade the licensing option allows input of the ZENworks Suite license OR individual component licenses. Refer to documentation about Suite components when activating ZENworks Licenses and Product License states.

NOTE:If not licensed for ZENworks 2020 Suite, then all individual ZENworks component licenses will need to be entered separately during upgrade.

3.0 Requirements Considerations

One of the primary tasks required to perform a successful ZENworks upgrade is identifying what requirements have changed between your installed ZENworks version and the target current version so that you know what steps you will need to take to account for those changes.

The following sections identify the major ZENworks components whose requirements you need to consider and plan for. Once you know these requirements, the upgrade instructions will help you meet them in the appropriate order.

3.1 Primary Server Operating System

The supported operating systems, resources, and hypervisors required to run the ZENworks Primary Server have changed from ZENworks 2020.x versions to the current ZENworks 2020.2 release. You need to ensure that you understand the requirements for both the ZENworks 2020 version and the ZENworks 2020.2 version so that you can correctly determine how to meet them and at which point in the ZENworks upgrade process you will need to implement the required changes.

NOTE:If you are using the ZENworks Virtual Appliance for your Primary Servers, refer to ZENworks Virtual Appliance for the requirements you need to consider before upgrading.

For a detailed listing of Primary Server requirements for ZENworks 2020.2, see Primary Server Requirements.

Operating System

Windows Operating System

Supported in 2020

Supported in 2020.1

Supported in 2020.2

Windows Server 2008

No

No

No

Windows Server 2008 R2

No

No

No

Windows Server 2012

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2012 R2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2016

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2019

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE Operating System

Supported in 2020

Supported in 2020.1

Supported in 2020.2

SLES 11 SP3

No

No

No

SLES 11 SP4

Yes

Yes

No

SLES 12 SP1

No

No

No

SLES 12 SP2

No

No

No

SLES 12 SP3

Yes

Yes

No

SLES 12 SP4

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES 12 SP5

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES 15

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES 15 SP1

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES 15 SP2

No

No

Yes

SLES 15 SP3

No

No

Yes

If you find that you need to upgrade a Primary Server’s operating system, consider the following:

  • In-place upgrades between major operating system versions are not supported. For example, you cannot upgrade from Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2019 with the Primary Server on the system as it will most likely result in issues with the Primary Server. Likewise, on SLES, you cannot upgrade from SLES 12 SP5 to SLES 15.

  • If the Primary Server is on SLES, you can perform in-place upgrades of minor operating system versions. For example, you can upgrade from SLES 15 to SLES 15 SP3.

  • Depending on how old your Primary Server operating system is, it might not be supported on ZENworks 2020 -- the first version to which you upgrade on your path to the current version. If this is the case, you will need to upgrade to an operating system supported by both your 2017.x version and the 2020 version. For example, this would be the case if your Primary Server operating system version is Windows Server 2008.

  • If you want to upgrade to an operating system version that is supported in ZENworks 2020.2 but not in ZENworks 2020, you will need to upgrade to a version that is supported in ZENworks 2020.2 and then continue the upgrade.

  • If you are interested in moving to the ZENworks Virtual Appliance for your Primary Servers, once you are on ZENworks 2020 Update 2 you can move a Windows or Linux Primary Server to the Appliance. For information, see Moving from a Windows or Linux Primary to Appliance.

System Resources

RAM

ZENworks 2020

ZENworks 2020.1

ZENworks 2020.2

Minimum

16 GB

16 GB

16 GB

Recommended

16 GB

16 GB

16 GB

Additional per every 3000 devices

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

CPU

ZENworks 2020

ZENworks 2020.1

ZENworks 2020.2

Processor

2 Ghz +

2 Ghz +

2 Ghz+

Cores

2 Ghz +

2 Ghz +

Quad+

Disk Space

ZENworks 2020

ZENworks

ZENworks 2020.2

Installation

40 GB

40 GB

2 Ghz+

Every 1000 devices

10 GB

10 GB

10 GB

Temp directory

500 MB

500 MB

500 MB

ZENworks Database per every 1000 devices

10 GB

10 GB

10 GB

ZENworks Audit Database per every 5000 devices

10 GB

10 GB

10 GB

Virtual Hypervisors

If you are hosting any Primary Servers in a virtual hypervisor, ensure that you can meet the supported hypervisor requirements at each stage of the upgrade.

Hypervisor

Supported in 2020

Supported in 2020.1

Supported in 2020.2

VMware Workstation

No

No

No

VMware ESXi 5.x

No

No

No

VMware ESXi 6.x

Yes

Yes

Yes

VMware ESXi 7.x

No

No

Yes

XEN on SLES 11

Yes (SP4)

Yes (SP4)

Yes (SP4)

XEN on SLES 12

Yes (SP3, SP4, SP5)

Yes (SP3, SP4, SP5)

Yes (SP4, SP5)

XEN on SLES 15

Yes (15, SP1)

Yes (15, SP1)

Yes (15, SP1, SP2)

Microsoft Hyper-V Server

Yes (2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019)

Yes (2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019)

Yes (2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019)

Citrix XenServer/Hypervisor

Yes (7.x, 8.x)

Yes (7.x, 8.x)

Yes (7.x, 8.x)

3.2 ZENworks Virtual Appliance

The following table lists the requirements you need to consider if you are using the ZENworks Virtual Appliance for any Primary Servers. For a detailed listing of ZENworks Virtual Appliance for ZENworks 2020.2, see Virtual Appliance Requirements.

Requirement

2020

2020.1

2020.2

Virtual Appliance Update Required

Yes

 

Yes

Appliance OS

SLES 12 SP4

 

SLES 12 SP5

Supported Hypervisors

VMware ESXi 6.x

Microsoft Hyper-V Server Windows 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019

XEN on SLES 12, SLES 15 and the support packs

Citrix XenServer 7.x and Citrix Hypervisor 8.x

VMware ESXi 6.x

Microsoft Hyper-V Server Windows 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019

XEN on SLES 12, SLES 15 and the support packs

Citrix XenServer 7.x and Citrix Hypervisor 8.x

VMware ESXi 6.x

Microsoft Hyper-V Server Windows 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019

XEN on SLES 12, SLES 15 and the support packs

Citrix XenServer 7.x and Citrix Hypervisor 8.x

RAM (Minimum)

16 GB

16 GB

16 GB

Additional RAM per every 3000 devices

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

Processor

2 Ghz +

2 Ghz+

2 Ghz+

Cores

2 Ghz +

2 Ghz +

Quad+

Disk Space per every 1000 devices

10 GB

10 GB

10 GB

Disk Space - Temp directory

500 MB

500 MB

500 MB

Disk Space - ZENworks Database per every 1000 devices

10 GB

10 GB

10 GB

Disk Space - ZENworks Audit Database per every 5000 devices

10 GB

10 GB

10 GB

3.3 Database

The following tables list the supported database types and versions. For a detailed listing of the database requirements for ZENworks 2020 Update 2, see Database Requirements.

Sybase/PostgreSQL

Supported in 2020

Supported in 2020.1

Supported in 2020.2

Embedded Sybase

No

No

No

Sybase Anywhere 17

No

No

No

Embedded PostgreSQL(max 5000 devices)

Yes

Yes

Yes

External PostgreSQL(max 20000 devices)

Yes (11.x except for 11.2)

Yes (v11.x and 12.x except for v11.2)

Yes (v11.x and 12.x except for v11.2)

MSSQL

Supported in 2020

Supported in 2020.1

Supported in 2020.2

MSSQL 2008 SP3+ including Cluster

No

No

No

MSSQL 2008 R2 including Cluster

No

No

No

MSSQL 2012 SP3+ including Cluster

Yes

Yes

Yes

MSSQL 2014 including Cluster

Yes (SP2 and later)

Yes (SP2 and later)

Yes (SP2 and later)

MSSQL 2016 including Cluster

Yes (2016, SP0, & SP1)

Yes (2016, SP0, & SP1)

Yes (2016, SP0, & SP1)

MSSQL 2017 including Cluster

Yes

Yes

Yes

MSSQL 2019

Yes

Yes

Yes

Oracle

Supported in 2020

Supported in 2020.1

Supported in 2020.2

Oracle 11g R2 (v11.2.0.4)

No

No

No

Oracle 12c R1 (v12.1.0.2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Oracle 12c R2 (v12.2.0.1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Oracle 18c R1 including Cluster and RAC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Oracle 19c including Cluster and RAC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Oracle 20c including Cluster and RAC

No

No

Yes

If you are using an external database, you need to upgrade or migrate the external database to the supported latest version before upgrading the Primary Server.

3.4 Satellites

A Satellite must meet the minimum requirements for a managed device. Refer to the Managed Devices section for those requirements.

In addition, be aware that:

  • For the upgrade (2020 to 2020.2), the Satellite must be running a 2020 version of the ZENworks agent.

  • For the update (2020.1 to 2020.2), the Satellite must be running the 2020.x version of the ZENworks agent.

For a detailed listing of the Satellite requirements for ZENworks 2020 Update 2, see Satellite Requirements.

3.5 Managed Devices

The following sections show the operating systems supported as Windows, Linux, and Mac managed devices. For a detailed listing of managed device requirements, see Managed Devices section in System Requirements.

Windows Managed Devices

Windows Servers

Supported in 2020

Supported in 2020.1

Supported in 2020.2

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

No

No

No

Windows Server 2012

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2012 R2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2016

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2019

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Workstations

Supported in 2020

Supported in 2020.1

Supported in 2020.2

Windows 7 SP1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Embedded 7 SP1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 8

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Embedded 8

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 8.1 Enterprise and Professional

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Embedded 8.1

No

No

Yes

Windows 10

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 10 IoT

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2019 Server

No

No

No

Windows Embedded 10

No

No

No

Windows XP SP3

Yes

Yes

Yes

Linux Managed Devices

SUSE Operating System

Supported in 2020

Supported in 2020.1

Supported in 2020.2

SLES 11 SP3

No

No

No

SLES 11 SP4

Yes

Yes

No

SLES 12 SP1

No

No

No

SLES 12 SP2

No

No

No

SLES 12 SP3

No

Yes

No

SLES 12 SP4

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES 12 SP5

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES 15

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES 15 SP1

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES 15 SP2

No

No

Yes

SLES 15 SP3

No

No

Yes

Mac Managed Devices

Macintosh Operating System

Supported in 2020

Supported in 2020.1

Supported in 2020.2

Macintosh 10.8.3 (Mountain Lion)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Macintosh 10.9.x (Mavericks)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Macintosh 10.10.x (Yosemite)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Macintosh 10.11.x (EL Capitan)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Macintosh 10.12.x (Sierra)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Macintosh 10.13.x (High Sierra)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Macintosh 10.14.x (Mojave)

No

Yes

Yes

Macintosh 10.15.x (Catalina)

No

Yes

Yes

Macintosh 11.x (Big Sur)

No

No

Yes

Macintosh 12.x (Monterey)

No

No

Yes

3.6 User Sources and Certificates

In general, you should not encounter any requirements issues related to user sources and certificates as you move through the upgrade. The following table summarizes key requirements. For a detailed listing of user source requirements, see LDAP Directory Requirements.

Requirement

ZENworks 2020

ZENworks 2020.1

ZENworks 2020.2

LDAP Version

LDAP v3

LDAP v3

LDAP v3

LDAP Authentication

Simple Bind

Simple Bind

Simple Bind

eDirectory User Source

v8.7.3, 8.8, 9.0

v8.7.3, 8.8, 9.0

v8.7.3, 8.8, 9.0

Microsoft ActiveDirectory User Source

Shipped with Win2000SP4 or later

Shipped with Win2000SP4 or later

Shipped with Win2000SP4 or later

Domain Services for Windows User Source

Yes

Yes

Yes

CA Certificate

SHA1 digest 1-10 yrs

SHA1 digest 1-10 yrs

SHA1 digest 1-10 yrs

Primary Server Certificates

SHA1 digest 1-10 yrs

SHA1 digest 1-10 yrs

SHA1 digest 1-10 yrs

MDM Server Certificates

SHA-2 Signature 1-2 yrs

SHA-2 Signature 1-2 yrs

SHA-2 Signature 1-2 yrs

3.7 Reporting Server

The following table shows the Reporting Server versions provided in each release and the ZENworks versions supported by each Reporting Server.

Reporting Server

ZENworks 2020

ZENworks 2020.1

ZENworks 2020.2

Version

v7.2

v7.2

v7.8

Backward Compatibility

2017.x

2017.x

2020.x, 2017.x

4.0 Upgrade from ZENworks 2020 to ZENworks 2020 Update 2

To upgrade ZENworks 2020 to ZENworks 2020 Update 2, complete the following tasks:

5.0 Upgrade from ZENworks 2020 Update 1 to ZENworks 2020 Update 2

To upgrade ZENworks 2020 Update 1 to ZENworks 2020 Update 2, complete the following tasks:

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