5.2 ZENworks Middle Tier Server Hardware Requirements

The network server where you install ZENworks Middle Tier Server software requires the following hardware configuration:

Table 5-1 Hardware Requirements for the ZENworks Middle Tier Server

Resource

Minimum Free Disk Space

Minimum Hardware Requirement

NetWare 6 server

160 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor, 256 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

NetWare 6.5 server

160 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor, 256 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

Windows 2000 server

160 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor, 256 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

Windows Server 2003

160 MB

Pentium III (minimum) processor, 256 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

SLES 9 SP1

  • less than 100 users = 10 GB

  • 100 - 500 users = 25 GB

Pentium III (minimum) processor running at 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

OES (Linux) 1.0

  • less than 100 users = 10 GB

  • 100 - 500 users = 25 GB

Pentium III (minimum) processor running at 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM; if scaled to 200 concurrent users, use Pentium III, 1 GB RAM. Scale thereafter as appropriate.

NOTE:ZENworks Middle Tier Server software is not supported on Windows NT 4 servers. It is also not supported on Windows 2000 Professional workstations that have IIS installed.

Of the four pre-built software “sets” available for the SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 installation (that is, Minimum System, Minimum Graphical System, Full, and Default System installations) only the Default System installation mode for SLES 9 supports ZENworks 7 Desktop Management. All other modes used for SLES 9 installation cause a subsequent ZENworks 7 Desktop Management installation failure.