The ZENworks Desktop Management Server lets you centrally create and manage policies and profiles for users and workstations on a network. These policies and profiles enable you to distribute, manage, and update applications, perform advanced inventory and remote management functions, and automatically install operating systems on the Windows workstations in your network.
The ZENworks Desktop Management Server can be installed on a Windows 2000/2003 server, a NetWare 6/6.5 server, a SLES 9 SP1 server, or an OES Linux server.
The Desktop Management Server installation program installs selected components and necessary files to the server or servers you select. These components and files are what is sometimes referred to as the “back end” of the ZENworks Desktop Management setup. The back end also includes eDirectory, ZENworks policy and application files, various Desktop Management services, and designated NetWare or Windows servers that are either members of the same tree (if eDirectory is in a NetWare environment) or members of the same Microsoft domain (if eDirectory is in a Windows environment) where the ZENworks files are located.