Interoperability Between ZENworks 6.5 Server Management and ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management


Interoperability Between ZENworks 6.5 Server Management and ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installed on the Same Server

On the same server, the Server Inventory component of ZENworks 6.5 Server Management is interoperable only with the Workstation Inventory component of ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management, and vice versa.

You must install ZENworks 6.5 Server Management on the same file system location where you install ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management, and vice versa.


Interoperability Between ZENworks 6.5 Server Management and ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installed on Multiple Servers

This section includes installation scenarios that demonstrate interoperability between ZENworks 6.5 Server Management and ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management when these two capabilities are installed on different servers in the same network.


Scenario 1: Installing Desktop Management in a Server Management Environment

In this scenario, all the Inventory servers in your Inventory tree have only ZENworks 6.5 Server Management installed.

This scenario is depicted in the following figure.


ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Leaf Servers roll up to ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Root Server.

You can install ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management on ZENworks 6.5 Server Management using either of two methods:


Scenario 2: Installing Server Management in a Desktop Management Environment

In this scenario, all the Inventory servers in your Inventory tree have only ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management installed.

This scenario is depicted in the following figure.


ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Leaf Servers roll up to ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Root Server

You can install ZENworks 6.5 Server Management on ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management using either of two methods:

  • Method 1: Install ZENworks 6.5 Server Management on all of the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Inventory servers in a top-down installation method. Always begin the installation at the topmost-level Inventory server and proceed with the next lower-level Inventory servers. In the sample scenario, install ZENworks 6.5 Server Management first on the Root Server and then on the Leaf Servers. To install ZENworks 6.5 Server Management, see Policy-Enabled Server Management Installation.

    This scenario is depicted in the following figure.


    Installing ZENworks 6.5 Server Management in a ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management environment using Method 1.

  • Method 2: Perform the following tasks in the order listed:

    1. Install ZENworks 6.5 Server Management on the Root server. To install ZENworks 6.5 Server Management, see "Policy-Enabled Server Management Installation".
    2. Add another Leaf Server with ZENworks 6.5 Server Management installed, and configure the Leaf Server to roll up to the Root Server.To install ZENworks 6.5 Server Management, see "Policy-Enabled Server Management Installation".

    The ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Leaf Server will receive the .str files from the inventoried servers attached to it and the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Leaf Servers will receive the .str files from the inventoried workstations attached to them. The ZENworks 6.5 Server Management and the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Leaf Servers will roll-up the inventory information to the Root Server.

    This scenario is depicted in the following figure.


    Installing ZENworks 6.5 Server Management in a ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management environment using Method 2.


Scenario 3: Rolling Up Inventory Across Trees

In this scenario, there are two eDirectory trees: T1 and T2. ZENworks 6.5 Server Management is installed on T1 and ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management is installed on T2. The Inventory trees in T1 and T2 must be merged to have one Root Server to receive both server and workstation inventory information.

This scenario is illustrated in the following figure.


Two eDirectory trees with ZENworks 6.5 Server Management and ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Inventory trees on each one of them.

T1 and T2 can be merged using either of two methods:


Merge Method 1

You can use the following general steps to merge the inventory data in T2 with the inventory data in T1:

  1. Install ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management on Root Server in T1. For more information, see "Installing the ZENworks Desktop Management Server" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.
  2. Change the role of the Root Server in T2 to Intermediate Server with Database and configure it to roll up to the Root Server in T1. For more information, see "Changing the Role of the Inventory Server" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.

This scenario is illustrated in the following figure.


Rolling up inventory across trees after deploying Merge Method 1.

Merge Method 2

You can use the following general steps to merge the inventory data in T1 with the inventory data in T2:

  1. Install ZENworks 6.5 Server Management on Root Server in T2. For more information, see Policy-Enabled Server Management Installation.
  2. Change the role of the Root Server in T1 to Intermediate Server with Database and configure it to roll up to the Root Server in T2. For more information, see "Changing the Role of the Inventory Server" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Administration Guide.

This is illustrated in the following figure.


Rolling up inventory across trees after deploying Merge Method 2.