The following table summarizes the major similarities and differences between the ZfS Management role in iManager and the capabilities provided in ConsoleOne:
Creating, editing, and deleting the following TED objects:
Distributor
Subscriber
Distribution
Channel
Subscriber Group
External Subscriber |
Yes |
Yes |
Creating, editing, and deleting the following Policy and Distribution Services components:
Policy Package
Server Software Package
Desktop Application |
No |
Yes |
Setting up the following Distribution types:
Policy Package
Software Package
Desktop Application
HTTP
FTP
File
RPM |
Yes |
Yes |
Immediately refreshing a Distributor |
Yes |
Yes |
Immediately building a Distribution |
Yes |
Not with one click |
Immediately sending to Subscribers all Distributions listed in a Channel |
Yes |
Not with one click |
Monitoring TED agent event logs and status |
Yes |
No |
Listing and managing the policies on a Subscriber server |
Yes |
No |
Listing and checking the status of software packages installed on a Subscriber server |
Yes |
No |
Running programs and scripts on a Subscriber server |
Yes |
No |
Downing a Subscriber server |
Yes |
No |
Managing security certificates:
Listing available certificates
Resolving certificates
Signing CSRs |
Yes
No
Yes |
No
Yes
Yes |
Managing the Policy/Package Agent |
Yes |
No |
