Novell Documentation: ZENworks 6.5 - Desktop Management Server Hardware Requirements

Desktop Management Server Hardware Requirements

Although Novell^® ZENworks^® 6.5 Desktop Management Services can all be installed on one machine, your network resources or design might require you to install some components on different servers. This section lists the hardware requirements for those servers.

Consolidated Component Installation Hardware Requirements

For full functionality and performance, the Desktop Management Services require the following minimum amounts of processing power, disk space, and RAM on servers where they will be installed:

Resource	Minimum Disk Space	Minimum Hardware Requirement
NetWare 6 server	290 MB	Pentium* III (minimum) processor, 256 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.
NetWare 6.5 server	290 MB	Pentium III (minimum) processor, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.
Windows 2000 server	290 MB	Pentium III (minimum) processor, 256 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.
Windows Server 2003	290 MB	Pentium III (minimum) processor, 256 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

IMPORTANT: Windows servers reserve disk space for operating system use. To install ZENworks Desktop Management, make sure you have sufficient space over and above the amount reserved for the server.

Preboot Services Hardware Requirements

To function correctly, Desktop Management Preboot Services requires a local area network (LAN) with IP layer support. The following are also required:

Specification	Minimum Requirement
Processor	Pentium II, 350 MHz or faster
Available Disk Space	10 MB
RAM	128 MB
LAN Connection	Ethernet

For Preboot Services hardware requirements for workstations, see User Workstation Hardware Requirements.

Workstation Inventory Subinstallation Hardware Requirements

If you choose to install Workstation Inventory component of Desktop Management Services, you can install it on a separate NetWare 6, NetWare 6.5, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003 machine that has one of the following hardware configurations:

Resource	Minimum Disk Space	Minimum Hardware Requirement
NetWare 6 server	50 MB free space for inventory with database; 35 MB for inventory alone	Pentium II (minimum) processor, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.
NetWare 6.5 server	50 MB free space for inventory with database; 35 MB for inventory alone	Pentium II (minimum) processor, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.
Windows 2000 server	50 MB free space for inventory with database; 25 MB for inventory alone	See Consolidated Component Installation Hardware Requirements.
Windows Server 2003	50 MB free space for inventory with database; 25 MB for inventory alone	See Consolidated Component Installation Hardware Requirements.

Database Subinstallation Hardware Requirements

If you choose to install the Inventory Database component of Desktop Management Services, you can install it on a separate NetWare 6, NetWare 6.5, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003 machine that has the following hardware:

Component	Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements
RAM	Recommended minimum memory for the database is 512 MB with a minimum cache size of 128 MB. 768 MB is minimum and 1 GB or higher is recommended at the Root Server level with a cache size of 256 MB.
Hard Disk	Recommended minimum hard disk space for the lowest level server with 10,000 workstations is 5 GB. The minimum hard disk space on the topmost level server (Root Server) is 20 GB. Depending on the number of workstations attached, the hard disk size might vary from 1 GB to 25 GB.