7.2 Deploying, Configuring and Migrating to the ZENworks Reporting 6.2.1 Appliance

You need to deploy the ZENworks Reporting 6.2.1 Appliance to migrate the existing ZENworks Reporting 5.6.1, and then configure the appliance with the network settings.

  1. Deploy the appliance as instructed in Section 3.1, Deploying the Appliance.

  2. Add the second hard disk (vastorage) to the ZENworks 6.2.1 Appliance and point to the copied hard disk Step 5 under Section 7.1, Backing up the ZENworks Reporting 5.6.1 Data.

  3. Boot the ZENworks Reporting 6.2.1 Appliance and specify the new password for zenadmin and root users.

    After the process is completed, on Appliance login console the URL is displayed, which is used for configuring the appliance. For configuration, see Section 4.0, ZENworks Reporting Configuration.

  4. Specify the ZENworks Reporting Administrator password:

    • Password: The administrator password is used for logging in to ZENworks Reporting. The password must contain a minimum of six characters.

    • Confirm Password: Use this field to confirm a correct password. If there is a mismatch, an error message is displayed after you click Next. You must re-enter the correct password.

  5. Click Validate Domain.

    If ZENworks Server is upgraded to ZENworks 2017, a message is displayed that the domain updates are available.

    The new bundle domain is only available if ZENworks Server is upgraded to ZENworks 2017.

  6. Click OK to reconfigure the domains so that the new bundle domain is available. Else, click Skip to proceed with the existing domains.

  7. Click Finish to complete the migration process.

IMPORTANT:

  • The migration completes only if the certificates are valid that is when the hostname of the appliance is the same as the certificate hostname.

  • After migration it is recommended to validate configurations under Summary: LDAP, Certificates, Domain, SMTP and so on.