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SAN

Storage area network.

In Server Management, clustered nodes together with their shared disk system and shared volumes.

Scale-To-Fit

In Desktop Management and Server Management, a feature which adjusts the remote console screen size so as to allow the remote operator to view the complete desktop of the managed workstation or server at a time.

Scan Collector

In Server Management, a Server Inventory component that collects the .str files and stores them in the scan directory (scandir) at the Inventory server. The .str files are transferred using the XML-RPC protocol.

See also .str; Inventory server.

Scanner

1. In Novell Desktop Management, a utility (winscan.exe or ntscan32.exe) that collects inventoried workstation hardware and software information, then sends the information to the Inventory server.

2. In Server Management, one of the platform-dependent scanners (invnatve.nlm, invalid.nlm, mpkscan.nlm, invnatve.dll, and invscan.exe) that collects inventoried server hardware and software information. The scan information is stored as scan data files (.str) locally on the inventoried server, then transferred to the Inventory server.

Scheduled Action policy

In Desktop Management, a policy that sets up schedules for specific actions. This policy is contained in the User package and the Workstation package.

Scheduled Down policy

In Server Management, a plural policy that automates when and how a server goes down, and whether it should be automatically brought back up. This policy is contained in the Distributed Server Package.

Scheduled Load/Unload policy

In Server Management, a plural policy that automates scheduled loading and unloading of .nlm files and Java Class processes, and Linux and Solaris executables. This policy is contained in the Distributed Server Package.

Scheduler

In Desktop Management and Server Management, a ZENworks utility that performs operations or enforces policies on a user-defined schedule.This utility runs on the inventoried workstation (wmsched.exe), inventoried server, and Inventory server. For example, the scheduler runs the inventory scanner.

See also Receiver; Scanner; Selector; Sender; Storer.

scheduling

In Server Management, the process of configuring the four different distribution schedules to provide for processing a Distribution. The schedules are: Refresh (Distributor object), Build (Distribution object), Send (Channel object), and Extract (Subscriber object).

schema

1. In Desktop Management, Handheld Management, and Server Management, the rules that define how the eDirectory tree is constructed. These rules define specific types of information that dictate the way information is stored in the eDirectory database. When any ZENworks component is installed, the schema is extended to include the ZENworks additions to the schema.

2. A reference to the CIM schema, which is used to apply object-oriented structuring and conceptualization techniques to the Inventory database and Management and Monitoring Services database.

See also CIM.

.scp

In Handheld Management, a file extension denoting a configuration file that can be downloaded to a Palm OS device.

See also Palm OS device.

scripted imaging

In Desktop Management, an option available when performing imaging operations on a workstation. It lets administrators customize the imaging procedure by specifying imaging commands in a script.

See also image; imaging .

Search policy

1. In Desktop Management, Handheld Management, and Server Management, a policy used to minimize tree walking by specifying how far up the tree ZENworks will search for effective policies. This policy is contained in the Container Package.

2. In Server Management, because most policies are distributed rather than associated for enforcement, the Search policy is only used to enable the Distributor Agent to locate and use policies in the Service Location Package for the purpose of writing reporting information to the database file.

See also Container Package; policy; policy package .

secure digital card

SD Cards, Expansion Cards, or Memory Sticks.

In Handheld Management, refers to a storage device that plugs into a Palm OS device's expansion slot to store software applications, pictures, and audio files. Also called SD cards, expansion cards, or memory sticks.

See also Palm OS device.

Secure System User mode

In Desktop Management, a security option that runs an application in the system space as the Windows system user instead of in the user space as the logged-in user, so that locally-installed applications can run even if the user has limited file system rights. The application's interface is not displayed to the user and the application is visible only in the Task Manager.

Selector

In Desktop Management and Server Management, a Java component that runs on a Leaf Server, Intermediate Server, or Root Server. It receives the scan data from the workstations or serves, copies the scan data files to the appropriate directories, and logs status in the Server log.

self-signed certificate

A locally created, password-protected security certificate that is valid only within the context of the ZENworks family of products.

See also certificate; certificate signer.

Send schedule

In Server Management, the schedule for the Channel object, which determines when the Distributor can begin sending its Distributions to the Subscriber servers that are subscribed to the Channel.

Sender

In Desktop Management and Server Management, a Java component that runs on a Leaf Server or Intermediate Server. It compresses the scan data files and sends them to the Receiver.

server

1. A computer running software that supplies network clients with services, such as file, print, communication, or application services.

2. A software process that runs on a server machine, and responds to client processes or programs locally or across a network.

3. In Handheld Management, a service running on a Windows NT/2000/XP machine (server or workstation). It is responsible for managing communications with all clients and maintaining distribution schedules and distribution results for Handheld Management.

Server Configuration Service

In Server Management, a Server Inventory component that reads the policy information from eDirectory and passes it to other Inventory components; validates the policies to ensure that they are correctly configured; and validates the Inventory database version.

Server Down Process policy

In Server Management, a policy that automates the procedures used by servers when they are downed. This policy is contained in the Distributed Server Package.

Server Inventory

In Server Management, a component that enables administrators to collect hardware and software inventory information from the local and the remote servers in an enterprise.

Server Inventory policy

In Server Management, a policy containing the IP address or the DNS name of the Inventory server where the inventory data will be sent, and also contains the inventory scanning schedule for the associated inventoried server.

Server Management

In the ZENworks suite, the product that allows administrators to monitor, configure, and control the managed servers and nodes on the network.

See also Management Agent.

Server Message Block

SMB.

The file sharing protocol in DOS, OS/2, and earlier versions of Windows.

Server Package

1. In Desktop Management, short for Server Package object. A policy package containing policies that are associated for enforcement.

2. In Desktop Management, the package contains the Imaging Server policy, the Workstation Import policy, the Workstation Removal policy, the ZENworks Database policy, and the Inventory Roll-Up policy.

Server Policies

In Server Management, a Policy and Distribution Services component that allows administrators to distribute sets of policies in packages, in order to simplify server management.

Server Remote Management policy

In Server Management, a policy that defines the behavior of the Remote Management Agent, such as asking permission prior to starting a remote control session.

Server Removal Service

In Server Management, a manual service that runs on the Inventory to remove unwanted, redundant, or obsolete inventoried servers from the Inventory database.

Server Scripts policy

In Server Management, a plural policy that automates script usage by NetWare servers. This policy is contained in the Distributed Server Package.

Server Software Package

In Server Management, a top-level object in Novell ConsoleOne^®, used for storing Server Software Package objects, which are configurable objects that allow you to automate the installation of software on target servers.

Server Status log

In Server Management and Desktop Management, a log file containing the status of the inventory scans processing on the inventory server.

See also Inventory server.

Service Location Package

In Desktop Management and Server Management, a policy package. Desktop Management uses the SMTP Host, SNMP Trap Targets, and ZENworks Database policies. Server Management uses the SMTP Host, SNMP Trap Targets, Tiered Electronic Distribution, and ZENworks Database policies.

Service Manager

In Server Management, a component that loads the Management and Monitoring services components on the server, based on the configuration properties specified in the server properties file.

Session mode

In Desktop Management, an imaging mode that takes an image of one computer and places it on multiple other computers simultaneously over the network without eDirectory or Desktop Management server involvement. Also called Multicast mode.

SET Community String

In Server Management, a write command in a community string.

See also community string.

SET parameter

In Server Management, a NetWare command that can be configured and modified using a Software Package Distribution or a server policy.

shared disk system

In Server Management clustering, the hardware housing the physical disk volumes that are shared among the nodes in a cluster.

See also cluster; node; shared volume.

shared volume

In Server Management clustering, a volume in a shared disk system that can be accessed from any node that needs the data stored on it.

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SMTP.

The standard TCP/IP protocol used on Internet e-mail. The protocol defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA) that stores and forwards the mail.

Simple Network Management Protocol

SNMP.

A TCP/IP protocol used for communicating between a network management console (SNMP Manager) and the devices the console manages. The protocol allows the SNMP Manager to gather information about the configuration and status of the TCP/IP protocol stacks of network nodes.

slave

In Desktop Management, a computer that receives the master image in a multicast operation. Also called a participant.

See also base image; image; imaging ; master; multicast.

SMB

Server Message Block.

The file sharing protocol in DOS, OS/2, and earlier versions of Windows.

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

The standard TCP/IP protocol used on Internet e-mail. The protocol defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA) that stores and forwards the mail.

SMTP Host policy

In Desktop Management and Server Management, a policy that sets the IP address of the relay host that processes outbound Internet e-mail. This policy is contained in the Service Location package.

SN3 discovery

In Server Management, a service that gathers information about what services are running and what MIBs are implemented on the nodes discovered by the discovery software.

snap-in

In Desktop Management, Handheld Management, and Server Management, capabilities added to ConsoleOne when different Novell products are installed, so administrators can use ConsoleOne as a central management point. For ZENworks, these expanded capabilities include menu options, property pages for existing Novell eDirectory objects, and ways to browse and organize network resources.

See also ConsoleOne; eDirectory.

snAppShot

In Desktop Management, a utility that records the changes on a Windows workstation before and after an application is installed. It compares the differences and creates an application installation package that consists of two Application object template (.aot or .axt) files, one or more application source (.fil) files, and one file definition (fildef.txt) file.

See also .aot; .axt; .fil.

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol.

SNMP Community Strings policy

In Server Management, a policy that provides configuration and scheduling of SNMP community strings. This policy is contained in the Distributed Server package.

SNMP Manager

In Server Management, a single station from which the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) enables a user to monitor a network. From it the user can make inquiries to another network device called the SNMP agent. The agent could be a TCP/IP host, router, terminal server, or another SNMP Manager.

SNMP Trap Targets policy

In Desktop Management and Server Management, a policy that sets SNMP trap targets for associated eDirectory objects. This policy is contained in the Service Location package in Desktop Management and Server Management, and is contained in the Distributed Server package in Server Management.

Software dictionary

The software dictionary contains a list of software identifiers and rules. Each software identifier identifies a particular product installed on an inventoried workstation. The rules control the scope of the scanning process.

The software dictionary is automatically installed on an Inventory Server and inventoried machines when you install the Workstation Inventory or Server Inventory software. After you configure the required policies and start the Inventory service, the Inventory scanner reports the software data on the basis of the software dictionary.

Software dictionary rule

A software dictionary rule represents a set of conditions that control the scope of scanning process.

See also Software dictionary.

Software identifiers

A software identifier identifies a software product. Each software identifier has a set of file matching attributes and corresponding software information attributes. During the Inventory scan, the scanner reads the attributes from the file headers, and if these attributes match the attributes configured in the dictionary, the information in the corresponding software information attributes is stored in the Inventory database.

See also Software dictionary.

software inventory

In Handheld Management, software information from each handheld device in the system, including the application name and version, company name, and depending on the type of handheld device, additional information such as whether the application is installed in ROM, RAM, or on a storage card.

software package

1. In Handheld Management, a collection of software files that can be copied to your handheld devices, such as .prc files for Palm OS devices, .cab files for Windows CE devices, and .alx, .ali, and .dll files for BlackBerry devices.

See also .cab; handheld device; .prc.

2. In Server Management, a ConsoleOne object (Server Software Packages) that contains the properties to configure an .spk file so it can be compiled into a .cpk file and distributed.

See also ConsoleOne; .cpk; .spk.

3. In Server Management, a general reference to a Server Software Package that is distributed through Tiered Electronic Distribution.

Software Package Distribution

In Server Management, a Distribution type for sending Server Software Packages. In this type of Distribution, you can select .cpk files (compiled software packages) for distribution. Multiple .cpk files can be included in one Distribution file.

Software Packaging

ZENworks Software Packaging.

The ZENworks capability, powered by InstallShield AdminStudio ZENworks Edition, that enables you to manage Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) packages, including the ability to convert legacy-based installs, ZENworks AOT packages, and ZENworks AXT packages to MSI packages; customize MSI packages for your organizations' varying needs; and automate creation of directory objects used for management and distribution of the MSI package.

source computer

In Desktop Management, the computer used as a source for the disk image.

special Windows macro

In Desktop Management, a macro that defines Windows directories. Special Windows macros can be used in Application object properties to define such directories as the Windows system directory (%*WinSysDir%) and the Program Files directory (%*ProgramFiles%).

.spk

In Server Management, a file extension indicating a software package that has not yet been compiled. The file contains all of the software package components and configuration information.

Standalone Server

In Desktop Management and Server Management, an inventory server that has inventoried workstations or inventoried servers attached to it for scanning. It maintains the Inventory database. It does not roll up information to other inventory servers.

static group

In Handheld Management, a user-created group where handheld devices are assigned manually by an administrator.

See also group; query-based group.

Storage Area Network

SAN.

In Server Management, the clustered nodes together with their shared disk system and shared volumes.

Storer

In Desktop Management and Server Management, a Java component on a server with a database attached to it. The server can be a Leaf Server with Database, Intermediate Server with Database, Intermediate Server with Database and Inventoried Workstations, Root Server, or Root Server with Inventoried Workstations.

.str

In Desktop Management and Server Management, a file extension denoting a scan data file.

subnet

Short for subnetwork. An identifiably separate part of an organization's network, such as all the computers at one geographic location, in one building, or on the same local area network.

subscribe

In Server Management, to associate a Subscriber, Subscriber Group, or External Subscriber to a Channel.

Subscriber

1. In Server Management, the Subscriber object (TED Subscriber), which is an eDirectory object that defines the properties for the Subscriber server.

2. In Server Management, the Subscriber functionality performed on a server. Subscriber servers receive distributions from parent Subscribers or directly from Distributors. These Distributions contain files or software that the Subscriber server itself uses.

3. In Server Management, the Subscriber software is a service that receives and extracts Distributions to obtain the software, files, or policies the server itself needs.

Subscriber Agent

In Server Management, software that subscribes to Channels for receiving Distributions. It receives and extracts some Distribution types to its own file system, or it can hand off other Distribution types to the Policy/Package Agent, or forward them to other Subscriber servers.

Subscriber Group

In Server Management, a collection of Subscribers and External Subscribers. The purpose for including them in a group is to make it easier to manage distribution assignments, because a Subscriber Group can subscribe to a Channel, causing all Subscribers and External Subscribers in the group to receive that Channel's Distributions.

switch

A network device that selects a path or circuit for sending a unit of data to its next destination. It might also include the function of router, which is a device or program that can determine the route and specify what adjacent network point the data should be sent to.

See also router.

sync client

Handheld Management sync client.

In Handheld Management, the software that manages Palm OS and Windows CE devices that use third-party software (Palm HotSync or Microsoft ActiveSync, for example) instead of IP to synchronize.

Contrast with ZENworks Handheld Management IP client.

System user

Windows system user.

A user who has full administrative rights to the local machine's file system and registry. Many of the Windows services provided by ZENworks run as the system user so that they have file system and registry access even if the logged-in user does not.