Novell iManager

If you have not yet installed Novell^® iManager, see"Management-Specific Workstation Requirements" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Installation Guide. ZENworks^® 6.5 SP1 Server Management supports iManager 2.0.2 and 2.5. However, version 2.5 is required for Windows Server 2003.

The ZENworks Server Management role in iManager enables you to manage Server Policies and Tiered Electronic Distribution objects, agents, and processes from any location where the Web browser Internet Explorer 5.5 or later is available. The Server Management plug-ins to iManager only work in this browser. Other Web browsers are not supported in ZENworks 6.5 SP1.

Using the ZENworks Server Management role, you can:

• Create, modify, and delete Tiered Electronic Distribution objects (Distribution, Subscriber, Distributor, Channel, Subscriber Group, and External Subscriber).
• Create, modify, delete, distribute, and enforce policies and policy packages.
• View a graphical representation of your distribution system, which makes it easy to track a Distribution from Distributor to end-node Subscriber, no matter how many parent Subscribers the Distribution passes through.
• Display a browser-based console, called the Remote Web Console, for each Distributor Agent and Policy/Package Agent in your system. From the Remote Web Console, you can check the configuration of any agent, monitor the activities of any agent, and control many agent functions, such as forcing an action on a Distributor or Subscriber server to happen immediately, and monitoring the status of a Distribution or Subscriber.

The following sections help you make the most of the features available to you in the ZENworks Server Management role:

• Accessing the ZENworks Server Management Role in iManager
• Managing Tiered Electronic Distribution Objects
• Monitoring the Distribution Process
• Managing the Agents through Remote Web Console
• Comparing the ZENworks Server Management Role in iManager with ConsoleOne Capabilities