Novell® ZENworks® for Servers (ZfS) 3 provides an integrated system for managing multiple servers throughout a multiple-platform, enterprise-wide network. ZfS consists of several components that can be used together or separately, depending on your network management needs. Review the following sections as you prepare to install ZfS:
You can install various combinations of ZfS components to meet your system's specific needs:
After deciding which ZfS components you want to install, continue with Meeting Basic ZfS Installation Requirements .
Each ZfS component has some specific system requirements that must be met before you install that component. These component-specific system requirements are detailed in each component installation section.
This section lists common requirements that must be met before you begin to install any ZfS component:
After meeting the basic ZfS installation requirements listed in this section, you are ready to proceed to the component-specific installation sections.
Novell eDirectoryTM 8 or above must be installed on at least one server in your system. It can be installed on NetWare, Windows, or UNIX.
IMPORTANT: For ZfS 3, a NetWare server is no longer required in your system.
The network account of the user who installs any component of ZfS must have the following rights in order to perform the installation:
Extending the schema needs to be done only once, no matter how many ZfS components you install.
Creation of some ZfS objects includes adding trustees to the root of the tree. However, trustees can be manually added after installation if the installation user does not have sufficient rights to the root of the tree during installation.
The Installation Wizard for installing ZfS components to NetWare and Windows servers requires access to your eDirectory tree. In addition, it needs the following system requirements:
For assistance, see Installing the Latest Novell Client .
If DNS is in use on your network, you must have a DNS name server that can perform forward and reverse host name resolution for all servers where ZfS components will be installed. For assistance, see Ensuring Successful DNS Name Resolution .
ZfS uses ConsoleOne for administration of ZfS objects in eDirectory. After installation, any workstation where you run ConsoleOne to manage ZfS must meet the following system requirements:
For assistance, see Installing Windows NT 4 Service Pack 6a .
For assistance, see Installing the Latest Novell Client .
For assistance, see Installing ConsoleOne 1.3.3 from the ZENworks for Servers Companion CD .
In addition to ConsoleOne, you can use Novell iManager to manage the Tiered Electronic Distribution (TED) objects used by Policy and Distribution Services. For installation instructions, see Installing Web-Based Management for Policy and Distribution Services .
You can have the ConsoleOne snap-ins for ZfS installed on multiple workstations during the installation process, so that you can manage ZfS from each of those workstations. To do so, make sure you have installed ConsoleOne from the ZENworks for Servers 3 Companion CD on each workstation where you want the snap-ins to be installed.