ZENworks Capabilities
ZENworks 6.5 includes the following management capabilities:
Desktop Management
ZENworks Desktop Management enables you to manage Windows* desktops and laptops, including the ability to:
- Automate distribution of desktop, thin-client, and Web applications, as well as provide self-healing of applications.
- Remotely manage workstations, including file transfers and real-time diagnostics.
- Inventory workstation hardware and software for both troubleshooting and auditing purposes.
- Deploy standard operating environments through the use of workstation imaging.
- Maintain standard operating environments through user and workstation policies that control workstation environments and behavior.
Desktop Management is provided on the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management CD. For more detailed information about Desktop Management, see "What Is ZENworks Desktop Management?" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.
Server Management
ZENworks Server Management enables you to manage NetWare®, Windows, Linux*, and Solaris* servers, including the ability to:
- Deploy application and data files across all server platforms regardless of server location to ensure a secure and consistent environment.
- Enforce and update server configuration, including both mass configurations and remote configurations.
- Inventory server hardware and software for auditing and capacity planning across multiple server platforms.
- Automate routine server management processes to ensure consistency and timely completion.
- Use policies to control server environments and behavior.
- Discover servers, monitor real time and historical data, receive and process SNMP traps for critical server parameters, and generate reports.
Server Management is provided on the ZENworks 6.5 Server Management CD. For more detailed information about Server Management, see "What Is ZENworks Server Management?" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Installation Guide.
Handheld Management
ZENworks Handheld Management enables you to manage Palm*, Windows CE, Pocket PC, and BlackBerry* handheld devices, including the ability to:
- Distribute applications and content to devices.
- Secure information by using password enforcement, integration, self-destruct, and lockout capabilities.
- Optimize low-bandwidth connectivity through the use of compression, checkpoint restart, delta technology, and configurable bandwidth technology.
- Inventory device hardware and software and use detailed queries to generate reports.
- Automate device setup and standardize settings and programming.
- Retrieve files from devices to protect data and integrate it with corporate data.
Handheld Management is provided on the ZENworks 6.5 Handheld Management CD. For more detailed information about Handheld Management, see "What Is Novell Handheld Management?" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Handheld Management Installation Guide.
Data Management
ZENworks Data Management, powered by Novell iFolder® 2.1, enables you to manage the storage of users' files, including the ability to:
- Provide users with access to their files from anywhere---online or offline---across multiple workstations and the Net.
- Provide users with a simple, convenient, and secure way to back up and synchronize their files.
Data Management is included on the ZENworks 6.5 Data Management CD. For more detailed information about how you can use Novell iFolder for data management, see the Novell iFolder 2.1 Installation and Administration Guide.
Patch Management
ZENworks Patch Management, powered by PatchLink Update*, enables you to manage the software update and patch process across NetWare and Windows operating systems, including the ability to:
- Apply all required updates and patches to new installations to match corporate standards.
- Patch all major vendors' software, including Novell, Microsoft*, IBM*, Adobe*, Corel*, Symantec*, McAfee*, WinZip, Citrix*, and many others.
- Review detailed patch information to determine what patches are right for your organization.
- Target specific machines to ensure that the correct machines get the correct patches.
- Schedule the update times.
- Generate reports on patch compliance.
Patch Management is provided on the ZENworks 6.5 Patch Management CD. For more detailed information about Patch Management, see the Novell ZENworks Patch Management v6.0 Installation Guide.
Software Packaging
ZENworks Software Packaging, powered by InstallShield* AdminStudio* ZENworks Edition, enables you to manage Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) packages, including the ability to:
- Convert legacy-based installs to MSI packages, including migration of ZENworks AOT and AXT packages to MSI packages.
- Customize MSI packages for your organizations' varying needs.
- Automate creation of directory objects used for management and distribution of the MSI package.
Software Packaging is provided on the ZENworks 6.5 Software Packaging CD. For more detailed information about Software Packaging, see the Installshield AdminStudio ZENworks Edition Installation Guide.
Personality Migration
ZENworks Personality Migration, powered by Miramar* Desktop DNA*, enables you to efficiently migrate and restore a full desktop environment, including the ability to:
- Control migration of system settings, desktop settings, and application settings.
- Control migration of folders and files.
- Use typical migrations or create custom migrations.
- Automate migrations.
- Back up and restore desktop environments.
Personality Migration is provided on the ZENworks 6.5 Personality Migration CD. For more detailed information about Personality Migration, see the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Personality Migration Installation Guide.
Linux Management
ZENworks Linux Management, formerly Ximian® Red Carpet EnterpriseTM, enables you to centrally control Linux software configurations for both servers and workstations, including the ability to:
- Manage users and organize groups of machines for installations and updates.
- Integrate with leading software update systems such as SUSE® Cast and Red Hat* Network.
- Roll back software packages to pre-update versions if unintended problems are caused by the update.
- Automatically resolve software package requirements before updating to ensure that all dependencies are met.
Linux Management is provided on the ZENworks 6.5 Linux Management CD. For more detailed information about Linux Management, see the ZENworks 6.5 Linux Management Administrator's Guide located at the root of the CD or at the Novell Documentation Web site.