3.1 Desktop Management Server Hardware Requirements

Although Novell® ZENworks® 7 Desktop Management Services can all be installed on one machine, your network resources or design might require you to install some components on different servers. This section lists the hardware requirements for those servers.

3.1.1 Consolidated Component Installation Hardware Requirements

For full functionality and performance, the Desktop Management Services require the following minimum amounts of processing power, disk space, and RAM on servers where they will be installed:

Table 3-1 ZENworks Desktop Management Server Hardware Requirements

Resource

Minimum Disk Space

Minimum Hardware Requirement

NetWare® 6 SPx server

290 MB

Pentium* III (minimum) processor, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

NetWare 6.5 SPx server

290 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

Windows 2000x server

290 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

Windows Server 2003x (32-bit only)

290 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

SLES 9 SPx 32-bit or 64-bit

  • less than 100 users = 190 MB

  • 100 - 500 users = 290 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor running at 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

SLES 10 SPx 32-bit or 64 bit

  • less than 100 users = 190 MB

  • 100 - 500 users = 290 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor running at 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

OES (Linux) 1.0 SPx

  • less than 100 users = 190 MB

  • 100 - 500 users = 290 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor running at 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

OES (Linux) 2.0

  • less than 100 users = 190 MB

  • 100 - 500 users = 290 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor running at 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

IMPORTANT:Windows servers reserve disk space for operating system use. To install ZENworks Desktop Management, make sure you have sufficient space above the amount reserved for the server.

Of the four pre-built software “sets” available for the SLES 9x installation (that is, Minimum System, Minimum Graphical System, Full, and Default System installations) only the Default System installation mode for SLES 9 SPx supports ZENworks 7 Desktop Management. All other modes used for SLES 9 SPx installation cause a subsequent ZENworks 7 Desktop Management installation failure.

3.1.2 Preboot Services Subinstallation Hardware Requirements

To function correctly, Desktop Management Preboot Services requires a local area network (LAN) with IP layer support. The following are also required:

Table 3-2 Desktop Management Preboot Services Server Hardware Requirements

Specification

Minimum Requirement

Processor

Pentium II, 350 MHz or faster

Available Disk Space

10 MB

RAM

128 MB

LAN Connection

Ethernet

For Preboot Services hardware requirements for workstations, see Section 6.2, User Workstation Hardware Requirements.

3.1.3 Workstation Inventory Subinstallation Hardware Requirements

If you choose to install the Workstation Inventory component of Desktop Management Services, you can install it on a separate NetWare 6, NetWare 6.5, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003 machine that has one of the following hardware configurations:

Table 3-3 Workstation Inventory Server Hardware Requirements

Resource

Minimum Disk Space

Minimum Hardware Requirement

NetWare 6 SPx server

100 MB free space for inventory with database; 35 MB for inventory alone

Pentium II (minimum) processor, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

NetWare 6.5x server

100 MB free space for inventory with database; 35 MB for inventory alone

Pentium II (minimum) processor, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

Windows 2000 server SPx

100 MB free space for inventory with database; 25 MB for inventory alone

See Consolidated Component Installation Hardware Requirements.

Windows Server 2003x

100 MB free space for inventory with database; 25 MB for inventory alone

See Consolidated Component Installation Hardware Requirements.

SLES 9x

100 MB free space for inventory with database; 25 MB for inventory alone

See Consolidated Component Installation Hardware Requirements.

SLES 10

100 MB free space for inventory with database; 25 MB for inventory alone

See Consolidated Component Installation Hardware Requirements.

OES (Linux) 1.0 SPx

100 MB free space for inventory with database; 25 MB for inventory alone

See Consolidated Component Installation Hardware Requirements.

3.1.4 Database Subinstallation Hardware Requirements

If you choose to install the Inventory Database component of Desktop Management Services, you can install it on a separate NetWare 6, NetWare 6.5, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003 machine that has the following hardware:

Table 3-4 Workstation Inventory Database Server Hardware Requirements

Component

Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements

RAM

  • Recommended minimum memory for the database is 512 MB with a minimum cache size of 128 MB. 768 MB is minimum and 1 GB or higher is recommended at the Root Server level with a cache size of 256 MB.

Hard Disk

  • Recommended minimum hard disk space for the lowest level server with 10,000 workstations is 5 GB.

  • The minimum hard disk space on the topmost level server (Root Server) is 20 GB.

  • Depending on the number of workstations attached, the hard disk size might vary from 1 GB to 25 GB.