6.2 User Workstation Hardware Requirements

For full functionality and performance, the workstations to be managed by ZENworks Desktop Management require the following minimum amounts of processing power, disk space, and RAM on the desktop machines where the Desktop Management Agent will be installed:

Table 6-1 User Workstation Hardware Requirements

Resource

Minimum Free Disk Space

Minimum Hardware Requirement

User workstation; complete Desktop Management Agent installation

20 MB

Pentium-compatible processor (32-bit only), 200 MHz; 128 MB of RAM

IMPORTANT:ZENworks Desktop Management is not supported on the NEC* 9800 (also known as PC98) series of personal computers.

Workstations where Preboot Services will be installed require the following:

Table 6-2 Hardware Requirements for User Workstations Where ZENworks Preboot Services Will Be Installed

Specification

Minimum Requirement

Processor

Pentium, 75 MHz or faster.

Network Card

PXE-enabled. (If the network card cannot be PXE-enabled, the workstation can be booted with a PXE-on-Disk boot diskette.)

Available Disk Space

None required.

RAM

16 MB; 256 MB recommended if Workstation Imaging is to be used on the workstation.

Graphics Display

VGA; 16-bit color.

A standard DHCP server must already be installed, either on the same server where you are installing Preboot Services or on another server in the network, before you install Preboot Services.

If the standard DHCP server is on the same server where you are installing Preboot Services (specifically, the Proxy DHCP component), you must set option tag 60 in DHCP services. For more information, see NetWare 6.x DHCP Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Administration Guide.