Server Management provides a wizard for converting older Server Software Packages to ZENworks 6.5 Server Management. The conversion works for ZENworks for Servers 1.0 and 2 software packages.
This wizard does not ship on the ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Program CD. To obtain the wizard, see Technical Information Document 2962260. Instructions for installing the wizard are included in the Readme file.
After installing the wizard, to convert older .spk or .cpk files to ZENworks 6.5 Server Management:
Make sure you have Write rights to any location where you are placing the converted versions of the software package files.
In ConsoleOne, do one of the following:
The Convert Server Software Package Wizard starts.
On the Server Software Packages to Convert page, click Add, then browse for and select the .spk and .cpk files.
The wizard automatically checks the software package versions. If you selected ZENworks 6.5 Server Management files, a message is displayed indicating the files are already version 6.5.
This page also does not display older files that cannot be converted (for example, the file is corrupted, or a different file type was renamed to the .spk or .cpk extension).
For the older files that you selected, the wizard page displays the original filenames under the Old Software Packages column. The New Software Packages column lists the new filenames, which are created by simply inserting _v65 before the file extension.
You can resize the columns to read the full filenames and paths.
To change the new software package name or path, click a filename under either column, click Edit, edit the name or path, then click OK.
You can change only the newer software package filename and path. However, the person running this wizard must have Write rights to any locations displayed under the New Software Packages column.
WARNING: You are allowed to rename the newer file to the same name as the older file. If you do so, the older file is replaced with the converted file. If you click Cancel on the next wizard page, all converted files are deleted. Therefore, you could lose your original version of an older software package file. When you rename the newer file to be the same as the older file, you receive a warning message asking if you are sure.
To remove a file (.spk or .cpk) from being converted, select the filename under the Old Software Packages column, then click Delete.
This only removes the file from the list, not from the hard drive location.
When finished selecting files, click Convert to start the conversion process.
A message is displayed during the conversion process.
The converted files are located where you specified under the New Software Packages column. When you click Close to exit the wizard on the next wizard page, the files are left at that location for your use.
After the files have all been converted, the Converted Server Software Packages page is displayed.
The Status column displays the conversion status of each listed file. It indicates any files that could not be converted.
To automatically add the converted software packages to the Server Software Packages namespace in ConsoleOne, on the Converted Server Software Packages page, select the Add the Above Software Packages to ConsoleOne check box.
This option can save you from needing to manually add each new package to ConsoleOne.
Click Close to exit the wizard.
If you selected the Add the Above Software Packages to ConsoleOne check box, the converted software packages are automatically added to the Server Software Packages namespace in ConsoleOne.
WARNING: If you click Cancel, the converted software package files are deleted from the hard drive location that you specified under the New Software Packages column on the Server Software Packages to Convert page. If you renamed a newer file to be the same name as the older file, you lose that older file when you click Cancel.
The converted software packages can now be used by ZENworks 6.5 Server Management servers.