In most Novell® ZENworks® for Handhelds (ZfH) installations, you will need to install only one ZfH server. However, because handheld devices synchronize with users' desktop or laptop machines, the ZfH proxy service must be installed on any machine in your organization that a handheld device synchronizes with.
NOTE: If you are using the ZfH IP client, you might need to install the proxy service on only one machine.
For more information about the ZfH server and proxy service, see Understanding the ZfH Components .
You can install the proxy service software on users' desktop or laptop machines using ZENworks for Desktops (ZfD) Application Management. Additionally, you can populate the PROXY.INI file with the appropriate settings so that you can perform silent (unattended) installations of the proxy service.
Silent installations allow you to install the proxy service quickly by eliminating the prompts that are normally displayed during installation.
When you use a silent installation, the proxy service on each machine will be configured identically because each proxy service will be configured based on what is stored in the PROXY.INI file. For example, each machine will use the same installation path for the proxy service software and each machine will connect to the same ZfH server.
The following sections contain additional information: