Setting Up Automatic Workstation Import and Removal

When installing Novell® ZENworks® Desktop Management, you can specify import and removal roles for selected servers. Therefore, before running the ZENworks Desktop Management installation program, you should determine which servers you want to run the import service, the removal service, or both. For further information on selecting servers to run each service, see Selecting Servers for Deployment.

To deploy Automatic Workstation Import and Removal, we recommend the following sequence:

  1. Install the Automatic Workstation Import and Removal service software. For more information, see "Installing the ZENworks Desktop Management Server" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.
  2. Set up the Automatic Workstation Import and Removal policies. For more information, see Setting Up the Automatic Workstation Import and Removal Policies.
  3. Set up DNS names and customize logging.

    Using DNS names is preferable to using HOSTS files for registering workstations because HOSTS files must be managed manually at each workstation.

  4. Install the Novell ClientTM and/or the Desktop Management Agent on the workstations. For more information, see "User Workstation Hardware Requirements" and "User Workstation Software Requirements" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.

After you have completed this sequence, Automatic Workstation Import and Removal is functional.

Before completing the tasks in the following sections, you should have already installed the Automatic Workstation Import and Removal software during your installation of ZENworks Desktop Management. For more information, see "Installing the ZENworks Desktop Management Server" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.

The following sections contain steps to help you set up Automatic Workstation Import and Removal: