Setting Up Server Inventory

Before you install Novell^® ZENworks^® for Servers (ZfS) Server Inventory in your working environment, you must plan and decide the Inventory server tree hierarchy for your company. You should organize your inventory deployment based on your network and information requirements.

The following sections contain detailed information to help you deploy Server Inventory in your enterprise:

1. Understanding the Inventory Server Roles
2. Deploying Server Inventory
3. Understanding the Effects of Server Inventory Installation
4. Setting Up the Inventory Database
5. Configuring Inventory Servers for Server Inventory
6. Starting and Stopping the Inventory Service

You can change to role of the Inventory server. For more information, see Changing the Role of the Inventory Server .