3.3 Desktop Management Server Installation Prerequisites

Before you can install Desktop Management Services, there are several prerequisites that must be met. This section contains the prerequisite information you need.

The Desktop Management Server installation program lets you install any of the Desktop Management components individually (or in a grouping of your choice) on the servers you select. For more information about these components, see Section 1.0, What Is ZENworks Desktop Management?.

NOTE:Both the Desktop Management Server installation program and the Middle Tier Server installation program allow you to select servers from only one eDirectory tree. If you run either of these installation program from a Windows server and if that server is not part of the tree you have selected, you cannot install the Desktop Management Server locally.

If you know that you want to use only certain Desktop Management components, this can save time and server space. The following components can be individually selected:

Desktop Management Services

Additional Options

If you choose to install Remote Management:

If you choose to install Workstation Inventory: