ZENworks Asset Management 7 Readme

Documentation version 7.0.11-050822
July 2005

Thank you for installing ZENworks® Asset Management 7 from Novell®. ZENworks Asset Management 7 is the upgrade for both of the products listed below:

For detailed instructions on using ZENworks Asset Management 7, please refer to the Evaluation Guide, Installation Guide and the User’s Guide (available from the \Docs folder on the CD or CD image) or consult the online help in the ZENworks Asset Management Manager and the Web Console.

1.0 New Features and Enhancements
1.1 General Enhancements
1.1.1 Web Console Usability and Security
1.1.2 Additional Client Platform Support
1.1.3 Product Category and Subcategory Updated With Knowledgebase
1.1.4 Rules for Creating Passwords
1.1.5 Upgraded Versions of Java and Tomcat
1.2 Asset Inventory
1.2.1 Mac Hardware and Software Inventory
1.2.2 Web Console Administration Functions
1.2.3 Web Console Reporting Enhancements
1.2.4 Recognition Enhancements
1.2.5 Scanning Virtual Machines
1.3 Software Compliance and Software Usage
1.3.1 Software Spectrum Connector
1.3.2 Integration of Mac Software Inventory
1.3.3 New Software Compliance Reports
1.3.4 New Notes Field for Excluded Products
1.3.5 Enhancements to Custom Reports
1.3.6 Software Compliance Report Filtering
1.3.7 Software Compliance Usability Enhancements
1.3.8 Editing Drop-down Lists
1.4 ZENworks Suite Integration
2.0 Updated System Requirements
2.1 Stand-alone Deployment
2.2 Enterprise Deployment
2.2.1 Hardware Requirements
2.2.2 Installation Requirements
2.3 Collection Client Applications
2.3.1 Installation Requirements
2.3.2 Supported UNIX/Linux Versions
2.3.3 Supported Virtual Machines
3.0 Bug Fixes
4.0 Installation Notes
4.1 Login Scripts
4.2 Standalone Deployment
5.0 Known Limitations
5.1 Mac and UNIX/Linux Inventory
5.2 Virtual Machine Inventory
5.3 Inventory Database
5.4 File Store
5.5 Manager
5.6 Reports and Queries
5.7 Client Applications
5.8 Task Server
5.9 Software Usage Monitor
6.0 Documentation Notes

7.0 Technical Support

8.0 Documentation Conventions

9.0 Legal Notices

1.0 New Features and Enhancements

The following is a list of new features and enhancements that have been incorporated into the various components of the ZENworks Asset Management 7 release. Please refer to the online help for further details about these enhancements.

1.1 General Enhancements

1.1.1 Web Console Usability and Security

1.1.2 Additional Client Platform Support

1.1.3 Product Category and Subcategory Updated With Knowledgebase

1.1.4 Rules for Creating Passwords

You can now define rules that control whether a password is allowed or not. You can:

You change the rules by clicking Password Rules in the Manage ZENworks Asset Management Users window, available from the Administration menu. These rules apply when creating users in either the Web Console or the Manager.

If you change the password rules, the next time the user logs in, a message appears, asking the user to create a new password. When the user creates the new password, it is checked against the rules, and the user must re-enter the password until it meets the requirements specified by the rules.

1.1.5 Upgraded Versions of Java* and Tomcat*

New versions of Java 2 SDK and Apache Tomcat Server are installed with ZENworks Asset Management 7:

Notes:

1.2 Asset Inventory

Asset Inventory is a component of ZENworks Asset Management 7. The following enhancements have been added to Asset Inventory:

1.2.1 Mac Hardware and Software inventory

Any Macintosh computer running Mac OS 10.2.4 or newer can be scanned with Asset Inventory. The reported information includes all information available through the Apple* System Profiler.

Note: Certain reports do not apply to the Mac. For these reports, a message has been added to the report header indicating that the report is for Windows machines only.

1.2.2 Web Console Administration Functions

New Administration functions have been added to the Web Console to allow you to:

1.2.3 Web Console Reporting Enhancements

Workstation History in Custom Reports - You can now view workstation history through custom reports.

1.2.4 Recognition Enhancements

ZENworks Asset Management provides more granular information about drive types1. Drives are categorized as follows:

1 Added in a software update to TS.Census 3.2, and subsequently added to ZENworks Asset Management 7.

1.2.5 Scanning Virtual Machines

Asset Inventory recognizes installations of virtual machine software such as VMWare and Virtual PC. Two levels of inventory recognition are available:

1.3 Software Compliance and Software Usage

Software Compliance and Software Usage are included in the full version of ZENworks Asset Management.

1.3.1 Software Spectrum Connector

A Reseller Connector has been added to Software Compliance to allow direct import of Software Spectrum license purchase data.

1.3.2 Integration of Mac Software Inventory

1.3.3 New Software Compliance Reports

The following new reports are available:

1.3.4 New Notes Field for Excluded Products

Notes can now be added to excluded catalog products and excluded discovered products to record the reason for exclusion, or to add other work notes.

1.3.5 Enhancements to Custom Reports

Custom Reports can be defined for server software usage and license allocation information stored in the ZENworks Asset Management database.

1.3.6 Software Compliance Report Filtering

1.3.7 Software Compliance Usability Enhancements

Numerous filtering options have been added to Software Compliance pages.

1.3.8 Editing Drop-Down Lists

Items in drop-down lists in Software Compliance can now be edited.

1.4 ZENworks Suite Integration

The following integration points have been added to ZENworks Asset Management 7:

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2.0 Updated System Requirements

2.1 Stand-alone Deployment
2.2 Enterprise Deployment
2.2.1 Hardware Requirements
2.2.2 Installation Requirements
2.3 Collection Client Applications
2.3.1 Installation Requirements
2.3.2 Supported UNIX/Linux Versions
2.3.3 Supported Virtual Machines

The following system requirement updates relate to this release:

2.1 Stand-alone Deployment

The machine on which you install ZENworks Asset Management must meet the following minimum requirements.

 

Hardware requirements

  • Pentium* 4 1.4 GHz processor1
  • 1 GB of memory1
  • 2 GB hard disk storage (plus 2 GB for database expansion)1

    Note: The disk space noted is for a base installation. Additional space is required for expansion over time.

Display Setting

  • A minimum display resolution of 1024 x 768
  • Small fonts

Operating System

  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Server 2003

TCP/IP Connection

  • A TCP/IP connection to workstations is required to support automatic inventories.

Conflicts and Limits

  • If you are running ZENworks Handheld Management using the default MSDE installation, you cannot run ZENworks Asset Management on the same machine.
  • A Standalone Deployment can support up to 1,000 workstations.
  • Novell does not support Standalone Deployment installation on virtual machines.

1 Requirement has changed for this release.
2 Added in this version.

2.2 Enterprise Deployment

The machines on which you install ZENworks Asset Management applications must meet the following minimum requirements. Requirements may vary according to the amount of data that you store, processor speeds, and processor usage by other applications installed on these computers.

The initial ZENworks Asset Management installation has one set of requirements; individual ZENworks Asset Management applications have their own separate requirements. Refer to the specific sections that follow.

Notes:

2.2.1 Hardware Requirements for ZENworks Asset Management Installations

All of the following requirements have been updated for ZENworks Asset Management 7.

Machine

Specification

Up to 5,000 Workstations

More than 5,000 Workstations

Database1,2
(Initial Installation)

Processor
Memory
Hard Drive

P4 1.3 GHz
1 GB
2 GB3 

P4 2.4 GHz
2 GB
4 GB3

Collection Server2

Processor
Memory
Hard Drive
P4 1.3 GHz
512 MB
100 MB

P4 2.4 GHz
1 GB
100 MB

Task Servers

Processor
Memory
Hard Drive

P4 1.3 GHz
512 MB
100 MB

P4 2.4 GHz
1 GB
100 MB

Web Console2

Processor
Memory
Hard Drive

P4 1.3 GHz
2 GB
100 MB

P4 2.4 GHz
2 GB
100 MB

Manager

Processor
Memory
Hard Drive

P4 1.3 GHz
512 MB
100 MB

P4 2.4 GHz
1 GB
100 MB

1 – For the database server, a server-grade multiprocessor system with fast disk access is recommended for any installation with more than 5,000 managed devices.
2 – The Database, Web Console, and Collection Servers take advantage of multiprocessor systems.
3 – The disk space noted is for a base installation. Additional space is required for expansion over time.

2.2.2 Installation Requirements for ZENworks Asset Management Servers

Machine

Other Requirements

Database
(Initial Installation Machine)

During initial Enterprise deployment, you set up the inventory database and the File Store. The machine on which you run Setup to perform the initial installation must meet the following requirements.

TCP/IP

  • The machine name must resolve to an IP address.

 

All

Database
(Initial Installation)

Collection Server

Task Servers

Web Console

Manager

Display

  • 1024 x 768
  • Small Fonts

Operating System

  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Server 2003

TCP/IP

  • TCP/IP with LAN
    or
  • TCP/IP connection to the File Store.
  • The name of any machine on which the Manager is installed must resolve to an IP address.
  • The network user account for running the Manager must have full control access to the File Store folder.

Database Access

Microsoft SQL Server

  • Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, MDAC 2.1 with Service Pack 2.
    Note: Install the MDAC from the ZENworks Asset Management CD by running \Desktop\Extprod\Mdac_typ.exe.
    or
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000, MDAC 2.6 or higher and Internet Explorer 4.01 with Service Pack 2.
    Note: Install the MDAC from the ZENworks Asset Management CD by running \Desktop\Extprod\Sqlredis.exe.

Oracle

  • Oracle Client
  • The appropriate Oracle ODBC driver (see below)
  • MDAC 2.1 with Service Pack 2.
  • ODBC Drivers:
    Server - 9.0.1: 9.00 11.00
    Server - 9.2: 9.02.00.00
    Server - 10g: 10.01.00.021
    Notes:
    -Installation files for ODBC drivers and MDAC are available on the ZENworks Asset Management CD in the \Desktop\Extprod\ folder.
    -You must use the Oracle Configuration Assistant to configure the net service name on the machine so that it points to your Oracle server.

    1 Support for Oracle Server 8 has been dropped.


 

2.3 System Requirements for Collection Client Applications

The machines on which you install the client applications must meet the following minimum requirements

2.3.1 Installation Requirements

 

Hardware requirements

  • 90 MHz processor
  • 32 MB of RAM
  • 13 MB hard disk storage (plus space for database expansion)

If you plan to run the ZENworks Asset Management Usage Monitor, client machines require:

  • An additional 1 MB of hard disk storage for the application
  • Approximately 20 KB of hard disk storage for each daily log file. (The contents of the log files are transferred to the database as part of an inventory cycle. For more information, see About the ZENworks Asset Management Usage Monitor in the Administration book of the ZENworks Asset Management Manager help.)

Display Setting

  • A minimum display resolution of 1024 x 768
  • Small fonts

Operating System

  • Windows 95/98
  • Windows NT
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP Tablet PC Edition1
  • Windows XP Tablet Edition 20051
  • Windows XP Media Center Edition1
  • Mac OS 10.2.4 or newer1
  • UNIX/Linux - See below2
  • Virtual Machines - See below1
  • Novell NetWare 5.1 or newer3

TCP/IP

  • TCP/IP with LAN
    or
  • TCP/IP connection to the File Store.

In order for the client applications to communicate with other ZENworks Asset Management applications, the name of the client machine must resolve to an IP address.

1 Support has been added for this release.
2 New for ZENworks Asset Management 3.3 customers.
3 Collection clients are not actually installed on Novell NetWare servers. From the Manager, use the Scan Novell Server Now... command, available from the Manager's Tools menu. To scan a Novell server, a Novell NetWare client must be installed on the machine that runs the Manager.

2.3.3 Supported UNIX/Linux Versions

The ZENworks Asset Management Collection Client can be run on the following UNIX/Linux installations:

AIX*

4.3 - 5.3 IBM* pSeries (RS6000) 1

HP-UX*

10.20 - 11.23 HP* PA-RISC* (HP9000)1

Solaris*

2.6 - 10 Sun* SPARC* (32- and 64-bit) 1

Linux

2.2, 2.4, 2.6 IA32 (x86)

Supported Distributions:

  • Novell Linux Desktop 8.0 - 9.2
  • SUSE® LINUX 8.0 - 9.2
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise 9
  • Red Hat* Linux 6.0 - 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 - 4
  • Fedora* Core 1 - 3
  • Other distributions with Linux kernel 2.2, 2.4, or 2.6, and glibc 2.1 and later

1 Changed for this release

2.3.3 Supported Virtual Machines

The following virtual machines can run the ZENworks Asset Management Collection Client. They are not currently supported for running ZENworks Asset Management servers:

 

VMware*

  • VMware Workstation (4.5 and newer)
  • VMware GSX Server (3.x and newer)

Microsoft

  • Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
  • Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

Note: The virtual machines listed above are Windows-only applications. No virtual machines are supported for other platforms.

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3.0 Bug Fixes

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4.0 Installation Notes

4.1 Login Scripts

If you have configured login scripts to run the collection client setup.exe from the File Store, edit your login scripts so that setup.exe does not run while you are upgrading ZENworks Asset Management applications.

4.2 ZENworks Asset Management Standalone Deployment

If you are running ZENworks Handheld Management using the default MSDE installation, you cannot run the Standalone Deployment of ZENworks Asset Management on the same server.

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5.0 Known Limitations

5.1 Mac and UNIX/Linux Inventory

The following ZENworks Asset Management capabilities included for Windows Inventory are not available for Macs or UNIX/Linux:

Note: The Microsoft Office for Mac suite is recognized by ZENworks Asset Management, and appears along with its components in both the Asset Inventory and Software Compliance reports. The suite/component relationship is not shown, however. Because of this, Microsoft Office for Mac does not appear in the new Suite/Component and Standalone Component reports, available from the Software Compliance tab's Reports menu.

5.2 Virtual Machine Inventory

5.3 Inventory Database

ZENworks Asset Management does not support Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 installations with the case-sensitive sorting option enabled. (By default, this option is off.)

5.4 File Store

5.5 Manager

5.6 Reports and Queries

5.7 Client Applications

5.8 Task Server

If your Task Server is installed on a computer running Windows 2000, and you use Novell Netware, you are prompted for Novell login information when a print task is started. Scheduled print jobs cannot be run unless a user provides the login information when the task is run. To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix relating to technical article Q266066.

5.9 Software Usage Monitor

The following limitations exist in the release relative to server software usage:

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6.0 Documentation Notes

The following documentation is provided with ZENworks Asset Management 7:

These documents are made available during the ZENworks Asset Management installation process and are located on the CD image (in the Docs directory) and within the downloaded evaluation zip file.

These documents are also available at the ZENworks 7 documentation Web site. The documentation site includes both PDF and HTML versions of the Evaluation, Installation and User documentation. The documentation is updated regularly to incorporate newly discovered information.

Addition resources for ZENworks information include:

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7.0 Technical Support

For technical assistance, please contact Novell Technical Support at:

 http://www.novell.com

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8.0 Documentation Conventions

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9.0 Legal Notices

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