I Policy and Distribution Services

Novell® ZENworks® 7 Server Management Policy and Distribution Services is a software, configuration, and behavioral management system for servers. Through Policy and Distribution Services, you can:

  • Control the versions of software installed on servers throughout your network

  • Define and enforce a standard configuration on any given set of servers

  • Control the behavior of servers in given situations, such as downing a server, backing up volumes, managing thresholds exceeded, and so on

Policy and Distribution Services has three components:

  • Tiered Electronic Distribution: Simplifies data delivery and server policy implementation

  • Server Policies: Simplifies configuration and management of your servers

  • Server Software Packages: Simplifies the installation of software

You can administer Policy and Distribution Services by using the following:

  • ConsoleOne 1.3.6, where you can create and configure Server Management objects and perform management tasks for Policy and Distribution Services.

  • ZENworks Server Management role in Novell iManager, where you can perform management tasks for Policy and Distribution Services using iManager from any workstation where Internet Explorer 5.5 or later is available.

This Policy and Distribution Services documentation contains the following sections: