A.1 Predeployment Tasks

Before you begin to use the pull deployment method to deploy the ZENworks Adaptive Agent, perform the following tasks:

  1. Create an L4 definition:

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

    2. In the Management Zone Settings panel, click Infrastructure Management, then click Closest Server Default Rule to display the Closest Server Default Rule page.

    3. Click L4 Switch > Create Empty L4 Switch Definition.

    4. In the Create Empty L4 Switch Definition dialog box, specify the IP address or DNS name of the L4 switch.

    5. Click OK.

  2. Add Primary Server to the L4 switch:

    1. Select the Primary Server that you want to add to the L4 switch, then click L4 Switch > Add To L4 Switch Definition.

    2. In the Add to Existing/New L4 Switch Definition dialog box, specify the L4 IP address or DNS name for a new L4 switch definition or select an existing L4 definition from the drop-down list, then click OK.

    3. Click OK.

  3. (Optional) Add an L4 switch definition to a location:

    1. Click Configuration > Locations.

    2. Select the location that you want to add to the L4 switch, then click Servers tab.

    3. Click L4 Switch > Add L4 Switch.

    4. In the Add Existing L4 Switch Definition dialog box, select an existing L4 definition from the drop-down list, then click OK.

    5. Click Apply.

  4. Edit the deployment package to add the L4 switch IP address.

    For more information on how to edit the deployment package, see Customizing Packages in the ZENworks 11 Discovery, Deployment, and Retirement Reference.

  5. On the L4 switch console, enable the sticky bit or persistent bind with the stick age set to 30 minutes.

    For more information on how to enable the sticky bit, refer to your L4 switch vendor documentation.