1.0 ZENworks Services on a Windows Server

When it is running on a Windows server, a ZENworks Server includes the services listed in the following table. All services are always installed regardless of the ZENworks 11 products (Asset Management, Configuration Management, Endpoint Security Management, Patch Management and Full Disk Encryption) you have licensed and activated. If a service is not required for your product, it is disabled.

Table 1-1 ZENworks Services on Windows

Service

Service Name

Description

Proxy DHCP Service

novell-proxydhcp

Used with a standard DHCP server to inform PXE-enabled devices of the IP address of the Novell TFTP server.

TFTP Service

novell-tftp

Used by PXE-enabled devices to request files that are needed to perform imaging tasks.

ZENworks Datastore

dbsrv12

Embedded database used for storing ZENworks objects and resources.

ZENworks Endpoint Security Service

zesservice

Used to support location awareness in the ZENworks Agent.

ZENworks Loader

zenloader

Used for loading and controlling the Java services that perform ZENworks Server tasks.

ZENworks Preboot Policy Service

novell-zmgprebootpolicy

Used by PXE-enabled devices to check for assigned preboot policies and work.

ZENworks Preboot Service

novell-pbserv

Used to provide imaging services to a device. This includes sending and receiving image files, discovering assigned Preboot bundles, acting as session master for multicast imaging, and so forth.

ZENworks Remote Management

nzrwinvnc

Used to enable remote management of the server.

ZENworks Server

zenserver

Used for communicating with the ZENworks Agent.

ZENworks Services Monitor

zenwatch

Used to monitor the status of the ZENworks services.

ZENworks Imaging Agent

ziswin (on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003)

zisd (on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7)

Used to save and restore image-safe data on the server (as a managed device). Only runs when launched by the ZENworks Agent.

The services reside in the \novell\zenworks\bin directory on a ZENworks Server. Refer to the following sections for instructions to help you control the ZENworks services: