Creating the Policy/Distribution Database

The Policy/Distribution database stores log messages detailing the successes and failures of Distribution processing for reporting purposes. It must be created on a NetWare or Windows server, as described in Meeting Policy and Distribution Services Requirements for UNIX . It currently cannot be created on a UNIX server.

At the installation workstation:

1. If you have not already done so, log in to the eDirectory tree where the Distributor and Subscriber objects were created.

2. Insert the ZENworks for Servers 3 program CD.

   The initial Installation Wizard window appears. If it does not display automatically after inserting the CD, run WINSETUP.EXE at the root of the CD.

3. Click New Installation > Policy-Enabled Server Management.

4. Accept the License Agreement > click Next.

   New Installation is selected by default.

5. Click Next.

   Policy and Distribution Services is selected by default.

6. Click Next.

   The Create eDirectory Objects and Install Software Files options are selected by default.

7. Click Next.

8. Select the eDirectory tree where you want to create the Policy/Distribution database object > click OK.

9. Click Next.

10. In the Server Selection dialog box, click Add Servers.

11. If the NetWare or Windows server where you want to create the Policy/Distribution database has a corresponding eDirectory object, browse the eDirectory tree > select the Server object.

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    For a Windows server in a Microsoft* domain, in the List Servers By drop-down list, click Microsoft Domain > expand the domain > select the server.

12. Move the selected server from the Available Servers box into the Selected Servers box > click OK.

13. Back in the Server Selection dialog box, on the line for the selected server, mark the Database column > click Next.

14. Fill in the following fields:

    Database Path: Keep in mind that the Policy/Distribution database can become very large.

    • On NetWare, the default database path is SYS:\ZENWORKS. You should change the database path to use a volume other than SYS.
    • On Windows, the default database path is C:\ZENWORKS. Whether this is an appropriate location depends on the size of the C: drive and the space available on other drives on the server.

    Object Name: The default object name is ZfS Database. You could change it to Policy/Distribution Database if you plan to install other ZfS components that use different databases, such as Server Inventory, which uses the Inventory database.

    Container: Browse to and select the container object where you want the Policy/Distribution Database object created. You could place it with other TED objects, or in the same container where the Server object resides.

15. Click Next.

    The installation summary lists the server where the Policy/Distribution database will be installed and the eDirectory object that will be created for it.

16. Click Finish.

17. When the installation is complete, click View Log File to review what the Installation Wizard has done.

    If the installation log file contains errors, you can print it for reference. To look up installation errors, see Installation Error Messages . Resolve the problem, then repeat the installation successfully.

18. Close the log file > exit the Installation Wizard.

19. Continue with Starting the Policy and Distribution Agents on UNIX .