Server Requirements

ZENworks 6.5, 6.5 SP1, and 6.5 SP2 Server Management software components are supported on the following server platforms with minimum support/service packs:

Supported Server Platforms for Installing the Software Policy and Distribution Services Server Inventory Remote Management Management and Monitoring Services

NetWare 5.1 Sp5, SP6, SP7, or SP8 1

Yes

Yes 2

Yes

Yes

NetWare 6 SP4 or SP5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NetWare 6.5 SP1.1, SP2, SP3, or SP4 1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Linux 3

Yes

No

No

Yes 4

Solaris 9

Yes

No

No

No

Windows 2000 Server SP4 or Windows 2000 TS

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes 4

Windows Server 2003 ES, AS, and TS

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes 4

Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Citrix* Metaframe 6

No

Yes

Yes

Yes 4

1 NetWare 5.1 SP8 and NetWare 6.5 SP3 and SP4 are supported only by ZENworks 6.5 Support Pack 1 (SP1) or later. NetWare 6.5 SP1.1 is supported only by ZENworks 6.5 SP1 and SP2. NetWare 6.5 with one of the listed support packs is not supported by ZENworks 6.5.x.

2 Supported only for the Inventory Agent.

3 Includes:

   SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 8
   SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9, SP1, SP2
   SUSE LINUX Standard Server 8
   SUSE LINUX Standard Server 9, SP1, SP2
   Red Hat* Advanced Server 2.1
   Red Hat Enterprise Server 2.1
   Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3, 4
   Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3, 4

4 Supported only for the Server Management Agent and the Advanced Trending Agent.

5 Novell OES is not supported in ZENworks 6.5.

In ZENworks 6.5 SP1:

In ZENworks 6.5 SP2:

6 In ZENworks 6.5 SP1 and SP2, supported only for managed servers and the Inventory Agent.

For more information on SP1 or SP2, see ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Support Packs.

Server requirements are organized by platform under the following headings: