74.5 Understanding the TCP Receiver

The TCP Receiver is a Java component on the Inventory server that converts ZENworks for Desktops 4.x and ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management residual .str and .zip files on the server and the .zip files received from lower-level ZENworks for Desktops 4.x and ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Inventory servers to the format required by the ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Inventory server. See Section 74.12, An Overview of the Inventory Components on an Inventory Server for a quick reference table of server components.

The processing done by the TCP Receiver is as follows:

  1. The Service Manager starts the TCP Receiver on the Inventory server.

  2. The TCP Receiver receives the scan .zip file from the ZENworks for Desktops 4.x and ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Sender and places the file is in the Receiver Conversion directory (entpushdir\ recvconv).

  3. The TCP Receiver converts the following ZENworks for Desktops 4.x and ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management files into the format required by ZENworks 7 Desktop Management components:

    • Residual .zip files in \dbdir
    • .str and .prp files in dbdir\temp
    • Residual .zip files in \entpushdir
    • Residual .str files in \entpushdir
    • Residual .str files in \entmergedir
    • .zip files

    After conversion, these .zip files are copied to entpushdir\zipdir directory for further processing by the Receiver.

  4. The Receiver logs the status information in the Roll-Up log. For more information, see Monitoring Workstation Inventory Using Status Logs.

The TCP Receiver uses the following directories: