ZENworks Middle Tier Server Software Requirements

The network server where you install the ZENworks Middle Tier Server software requires the following software configuration:

Platform Minimum Software Requirement

NetWare 6 server
  • Support Pack 4 (minimum)
  • Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) client 2.4.0 installed if SSL connections will be used. NICI is available from the Novell Product Download Web site.
  • eDirectory 8.7.3 (required minimum)

NetWare 6.5 server
  • Support Pack 1 (minimum)
  • Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) client 2.4.0 installed if SSL connections will be used. NICI is available from the Novell Product Download Web site.

Windows 2000 server
  • IIS installed (version shipping with Windows 2000 server)
  • Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 (minimum)
  • IP Protocol Stack must be bound and available on the server
  • If connecting to a Windows 2000 Desktop Management Server, both Windows 2000 servers must be members of the same Active Directory domain or a trust relationship must exist between the domains they belong to. The workstation logging in does not need to be a member of that domain unless the Desktop Management Server is delivering MSI applications. A server designated as the Domain Controller must be present in the domain; either the ZENworks Middle Tier Server or the Desktop Management Server can be designated as a Domain Controller.
  • Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) client 2.4.0 installed if SSL connections will be used. NICI is available from the Novell Product Download Web site.

Windows Server 2003
  • IIS installed (version shipping with Windows Server 2003)
  • IP Protocol Stack must be bound and available on the server
  • If connecting to a Windows Server 2003 Desktop Management Server, both Windows Server 2003 machines must be members of the same Active Directory domain or a trust relationship must exist between the domains they belong to. The workstation logging in does not need to be a member of that domain unless the Desktop Management Server is delivering MSI applications. A server designated as the Domain Controller must be present in the domain; either the ZENworks Middle Tier Server or the Desktop Management Server can be designated as a Domain Controller.
  • Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) client 2.4.0 installed if SSL connections will be used. NICI is available from the Novell Product Download Web site.

IMPORTANT:  If the IIS Web Server is not configured correctly for logging, Web site logging files (C:\windows\system32\logfiles w3svc1\yymmdd.log) used by IIS in conjunction with the Middle Tier Server may grow to a very large size and use an unacceptable amount of disk space on the Windows server.

For information about how to configure Web site logging for Windows Server 2003, see Microsoft Knowledgebase Article 324279 at the Microsoft Knowledgebase Web site.

The Middle Tier Server is also used to host applications available through the Web browser view of Novell Application Explorer, called myapps.html. For more information about installing myapps.html, see Installing the Novell Application Launcher Plug-In. For information about configuring and using myapps.html, see "Customizing the Application Browser View" in "Novell Application Launcher: Customizing Views" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.