When it is running on a Linux server, the ZENworks Server includes the services listed in the following table. All services are always installed regardless of the ZENworks 11 products (Configuration Management, Asset Management, Endpoint Security Management, and Patch Management) you have licensed and activated. If a service is not required for your product, it is disabled
Table 2-1 ZENworks Services on Linux
|
Service |
Service Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Proxy DHCP Service |
novell-proxydhcp |
Used with a standard DHCP server to inform PXE-enabled devices of the IP address of the Novell TFTP server. |
|
TFTP Service |
novell-tftp |
Used by PXE-enabled devices to request files that are needed to perform imaging tasks. |
|
ZENworks Agent Service |
novell-zenworks-xplatzmd |
Used to enable the server as a managed device. Also used to support location awareness in the ZENworks Agent. |
|
ZENworks Datastore |
sybase-asa |
Used to run the embedded SQL Anywhere database. |
|
ZENworks Loader |
novell-zenloader |
Used for loading and controlling the Java services that perform ZENworks Server tasks. |
|
ZENworks Preboot Policy Service |
novell-zmgprebootpolicy |
Used by PXE-enabled devices to check for assigned preboot policies and work. |
|
ZENworks Preboot Service |
novell-pbserv |
Used to provide imaging services to a device. This includes sending and receiving image files, discovering assigned Preboot bundles, acting as session master for multicast imaging, and so forth. |
|
ZENworks Server |
novell-zenserver |
Used for communicating with the ZENworks Adaptive Agent. |
|
ZENworks Services Monitor |
novell-zenmntr |
Used to monitor the status of the ZENworks services. |
|
ZENworks Imaging Agent |
novell-zislnx |
Used to save and restore image-safe data on the server (as a managed device). Only runs when launched by the ZENworks Adaptive Agent. |
The services reside in the /etc/init.d directory. Refer to the following sections for instructions to help you control the ZENworks services: