G.0 Installing Additional Security for Non-Secured Connections

Novell® ZENworks® Server Management automatically uses XMLRPC (Extensible Markup Language Remote Procedure Call) for inter-server communications for Policy and Distribution Services. XMLRPC optionally provides security for inter-server communications across non-secured connections.

This section documents how to install and set up this additional security. For more information and to determine whether you need XMLRPC security, see Security for Inter-Server Communication Across Non-Secured Connections in the Novell ZENworks 7 Server Management Administration Guide.

If you want to encrypt Distributions for Windows, Linux, or Solaris servers, you need to install NICI 2.6.4 on those servers. For more information, see Installing NICI 2.6.4 in the Novell ZENworks 7 Server Management Administration Guide. However, if you already have NICI 2.4.6 installed, it is optional whether you upgrade to NICI 2.6.4, because these versions are compatible with each other.

To install and set up XMLRPC security, do the following in order:

  1. Section G.1, Fulfill the Installation Prerequisites

  2. Section G.2, Gather Information for Installation

  3. Section G.3, Install Inter‑Server Communications Security

  4. Section G.4, Enable Inter‑Server Communications Security