These are the release notes for Novell® ZENworks® 6.6.2 Linux Management, last updated October 28, 2005.
The following sections list the supported server and client platforms in ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management:
If you upgrade from ZENworks 6.5 Linux Management to version 6.6.2, support for all 6.5 client platforms is carried over, enabling you to continue managing your existing clients.
If you perform a non-upgrade install, only the clients listed in 1.2 Client are supported.
The ZENworks Linux Management Server is supported on the following platforms and architectures:
The ZENworks Linux Management Web UI can be viewed in the following browsers:
The ZENworks Linux Management Cache is supported on:
The Red CarpetTM client is supported on the following platforms and architectures:
The Red Carpet Graphical User Interface (GUI) is supported on all client platforms, with the exception of the following:
The ZENworks Linux Management server must meet the following hardware requirements:
See the ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management Administration Guide for additional details and recommendations.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 + ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management is licensed on a per-managed system basis.
A managed system is defined as a physical server, workstation, laptop, or blade device. In the event of multiple Linux machines running on a single physical server, for example on the IBM zSeries, each individual Linux instance is considered a managed system.
ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management offers client support for the following new platforms and architectures:
ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management contains many fixes for known defects. For a listing of important resolved defects, see 7.0 Bug Fixes. ZENworks 6.6.2 does not have any new features.
When you distribute a Linux operating system using ZENworks Linux Management, you must follow the procedure outlined in the "Distributing Linux Operating Systems and Support Packs" section under "Larger Deployments and Advanced Features" in the ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management Administration Guide, to ensure that patches, updates, and support packs are correctly applied.
Do not distribute a Linux operating system or support pack until you have read this section.
There are no known issues in ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management.
The following list contains a summary of select defects resolved in ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management:
The information previously contained in this section has been moved to the ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.
Thank you for using ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management. We appreciate your feedback and suggestions. We are particularly interested in hearing whether:
If you experience any problems with the install, or if you have any other questions, please visit Novell Technical Support at:
http://support.novell.com
In your support request, please tell us:
rug dump > system.xml;gzip -9 system.xml
For additional troubleshooting information, see the "Avoiding and Solving Problems" appendix in the ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.
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