Novell® ZENworks® Server Management automatically uses XMLRPC (Extensible Markup Language Remote Procedure Call) for inter-server communications for Policy and Distribution Services. XMLRPC optionally provides security for inter-server communications across non-secured connections.
This section documents how to install and set up this additional security. For more information and to determine whether you need XMLRPC security, see "Security for Inter-Server Communication Across Non-Secured Connections" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Administration Guide.
If you want to encrypt Distributions for Windows, Linux, or Solaris servers, you will need to install NICI 2.6.4 on those servers. For more information, see "Installing NICI 2.6.4" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Administration Guide. However, if you already have NICI 2.4.6 installed, it is optional whether you upgrade to NICI 2.6.4, because these versions are compatible with each other.
To install and set up XMLRPC security, do the following in order: