Platform Pages

Desktop Management provides policies that apply to various individual computer platforms, to a combination of platforms, and to a General platform, which lets you configure policies that apply to all platforms.

To display a platform page:

  1. In ConsoleOne®, right-click the User Package or Workstation Package, then click Properties.

  2. Click the down-arrow on the Policies tab, then select the desired platform.


    The User Package properties page showing the available platforms.

The following table lists each platform page, the Package that contains each platform page, and a brief description:

Platform Page Package Description

General

User and Workstation Packages

Lists the available policies for the General page.

Policies set on this page apply to all platforms unless you configure the same policy on a specific platform page; policies set on a specific platform page override policies set on the General page.

Windows 9x

User and Workstation Packages

Lists the available policies for Windows 9.x machines.

Although Microsoft no longer supports Windows 95, existing Windows 95/98 policies from a previous installation of ZENworks® that are associated with Windows 95 machines or users will continue to function. Desktop Management does not allow you to create new policies for Windows 95 machines or users.

Windows NT-2000-XP

User and Workstation Packages

Lists the available policies for Windows NT/2000/XP machines.

Use this page if you do not want to treat Windows NT/2000/XP machines as separate platforms. You can also use this page to set policies for users and workstations that are using earlier versions of ZENworks for Desktops.

If you are using the Novell ClientTM without the Desktop Management Agent, you must configure and enable policies on this page rather than on the individual platform pages listed below (Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP).

If you are upgrading from a previous version of ZENworks for Desktops, your existing policies are listed on this platform page. New platform pages that separate the Windows NT/2000/XP platforms into individual platform pages were new enhancements to ZENworks for Desktops 4. You can continue to manage your policies from a previous version of ZENworks for Desktops on this page or you can configure and enable new policies that will apply to individual platforms by using one of the specific platform pages listed below.

For more information about Desktop Management support for the Windows NT platform, see "Interoperability with Windows NT 4 Workstations" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.

Windows NT

User and Workstation Packages

Lists the available policies for Windows NT machines1.

For more information about Desktop Management support for the Windows NT platform, see "Interoperability with Windows NT 4 Workstations" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.

Windows 2000

User and Workstation Packages

Lists the available policies for Windows 2000 machines1.

Windows XP

User and Workstation Packages

Lists the available policies for Windows XP machines1.

Windows 2000-2003 Terminal Server

User Package only

Lists the available policies for Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Terminal Servers2.

You should use this page if you want to set policies that apply to both platforms to make managing Terminal Servers easier. If you want to treat Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Terminal Servers as separate platforms, use one of the specific platform pages.

Windows 2000 Terminal Server

User Package only

Lists the available policies for Windows 2000 Terminal Servers2.

Windows 2003 Terminal Server

User Package only

Lists the available policies for Windows 2003 Terminal Servers2.

1Policies enabled on this page are applied only on workstations that have been upgraded to ZENworks for Desktops 4 or newer. To set policies for workstations using earlier versions of ZENworks for Desktops, use the Windows NT-2000-XP page.

2 Because earlier versions of ZENworks did not support Terminal Servers, policies enabled on this page are applied only on workstations that have been upgraded to ZENworks for Desktops 4 or newer.

You must be running the Desktop Management Agent to configure and enable policies for Terminal Servers.

Terminal Servers do not support the Scheduled Action and Remote Control policies.