Understanding the TCP Receiver

The TCP Receiver is a Java component on the Inventory server that converts ZENworks for Desktops 3.x residual .str and .zip files on the server and the .zip files received from lower-level ZENworks for Desktops 3.x Inventory servers to the format required by the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Inventory server. See An Overview of the Inventory Components on an Inventory Server for a quick reference table of server components.

The processing done by the TCP Receiver is as follows:

1. The Service Manager starts the TCP Receiver on the Inventory server.

2. The TCP Receiver receives the scan .zip file from the ZENworks for Desktops 3.x Sender and places the file is in the Receiver Conversion directory (entpushdir\ recvconv).

3. Converts the following files into the format required by ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management components:

   ZENworks for Desktops 3.x residual .zip files in \dbdir

   ZENworks for Desktops 3.x residual .str and .prp files in dbdir\temp

   ZENworks for Desktops 3.x residual .zip files in \entpushdir

   ZENworks for Desktops 3.x residual .str files in \entpushdir

   ZENworks for Desktops 3.x residual .str files in \entmergedir

   ZENworks for Desktops 3.x .zip files

   After conversion, these .zip files are copied to entpushdir\zipdir directory for further processing by the Receiver.

4. The Receiver logs the status information in the Roll-Up log. For more information, see Monitoring Workstation Inventory Using Status Logs.

The TCP Receiver uses the following directories:

• The TCP Receiver receives the ZENworks for Desktops 3.x .zip files in \entpushdir\recvconv directory. The .zip files are converted to the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management format and copied to \entpushdir\zipdir directoryThe Upgrade service copies the ZENworks for Desktops 3.x residual .zip files in the \dbdir directory to the \entpushdir\dbdirconv directory. The .zip files are converted to the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management format and copied to the \dbdir directory.
• The Upgrade service copies the residual .str and .prp files in the dbdir\temp directory to the \entpushdir\dbdirconv directory. The .str and .prp files are converted to the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management format and copied to the \dbdir directory.
• The Upgrade service copies the residual .zip files in entpushdir directory to the \entpushdir\entpushzipconv directory. The .zip files are converted to the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management format and copied to the \entpushdir directory.
• The Upgrade service copies the residual .str files in the entpushdir directory to the \entpushdir\entpushstrconv directory. The .str files are converted to the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management format and copied to the \entpushdir directory.
• The Upgrade service copies residual .str files in the entmergedir to the \entpushdir\entmergeconv directory. The .str files are converted to the ZENworks for Desktops 4.x format and copied to the \entmergedir directory.