10.3 Adding Imaging Applications as Firewall Exceptions

The ZENworks installation program cannot add exceptions to a Windows server firewall. Therefore, you must manually complete this task under the following conditions:

  • The Primary Server will be an Imaging Server.

  • The Primary Server will be the parent Primary Server of an Imaging Satellite Server.

Refer to the appropriate section for the Primary Server’s operating system:

10.3.1 Adding Imaging Applications as Firewall Exceptions on Windows Server 2003

  1. From the desktop Start menu, click Settings > Control Panel.

  2. Double-click Windows Firewall.

    The Windows Firewall window is displayed.

  3. Click the Exceptions tab.

  4. Click Add Program.

    The Add a Program window is displayed.

  5. Click Browse to browse for and select novell-pbserv.exe.

    All of the Imaging applications, including novell-pbserv.exe, are located in the zenworks_installation_directory\novell\zenworks\bin\preboot directory.

  6. Click OK.

    novell-pbserv.exe is added to the Programs and Services list and is automatically enabled.

  7. Repeat Step 4 through Step 6 to add the following Imaging applications to the Exceptions list:

    • novell-proxydhcp.exe

    • novell-tftp.exe

    • novell-zmgprebootpolicy.exe

  8. Click OK.

10.3.2 Adding Imaging Applications as Firewall Exceptions on Windows Server 2008

  1. From the desktop Start menu, click Settings > Control Panel.

  2. Double-click Windows Firewall.

    The Windows Firewall window is displayed.

  3. In the left pane, click Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall.

  4. Click the Exceptions tab.

  5. Click Add Program.

    The Add a Program window is displayed.

  6. Click Browse to browse for and select novell-pbserv.exe.

    All of the Imaging applications, including novell-pbserv.exe, are located in the zenworks_installation_directory\novell\zenworks\bin\preboot directory.

  7. Click OK.

    novell-pbserv.exe is added to the Programs and Services list and is automatically enabled.

  8. Repeat Step 5 through Step 7 to add the following Imaging applications to the Exceptions list:

    • novell-proxydhcp.exe

    • novell-tftp.exe

    • novell-zmgprebootpolicy.exe

  9. Click OK.