Although ZENworks 7 Desktop Management does not officially support Windows NT 4 workstations, if you have Windows NT 4 workstations with the ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 Management Agent installed, you can still manage those workstations (that is, they can communicate with the ZENworks 7 Management Server), with ZENworks 7 Desktop Management, given some limitations.
This section explains the extent of ZENworks 7 support for Windows NT workstations. The information is organized into the following sections:
The ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Agent MSI (zfdagent.msi) does not install on a Windows NT 4 workstation.
We recommend that you use the latest patched version of the ZENworks for Desktops 4.x Agent on Windows NT 4 workstations. You can obtain the public release of this agent at the ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 Product Updates Web site.
The following list explains how the features and functionality of ZENworks 7 Desktop Management policies and policy packages can be applied to Windows NT 4 workstations.
The NT only property page for policies and packages is retained. It remains functional for NT workstation management, even after you upgrade to ZENworks 7.
The NT/2000/XP property page for policies and policy packages is retained. It remains functional for NT workstation management, even after you upgrade to ZENworks 7.
The property pages of Policy and Policy Package objects include a note explaining that Windows NT 4 workstations must use the ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 Management Agent in order to read policies with NT only or NT/2000/XP property pages.
Any miscellaneous references to Windows NT 4 workstations remain on Policy property pages.
The local redirector file copy feature known as the ZENworks Multiple UNC Provider or ZEN MUP is not supported on Windows NT 4 workstations. For more information, see Understanding the ZENworks Multiple UNC Provider
in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Administration Guide.
Policy error logging is not supported for NT workstations.
DHCP delivery of the Middle Tier IP address is not supported on Windows NT 4 workstations. For more information, see Implementing a DHCP Option for Delivering the Middle Tier Server Address
in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Administration Guide.
The ZENworks Tree is not supported on Windows NT 4 workstations. For more information, see Using a ZENworks Tree
in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Administration Guide.
The following table lists the Workstation Management settings that are unavailable or that are ignored in ConsoleOne® for Windows NT workstations:
You can add or remove Windows NT 4 Workstation objects to an eDirectory tree where ZENworks 7 exists, regardless of whether ZENworks was installed there for the first time or upgraded from ZENworks for Desktops 4.x.
The following list explains how the features and functionality of ZENworks 7 Application Management can be applied to Windows NT 4 workstations:
Application Management property pages in ConsoleOne retain references to Windows NT 4 workstations.
Application objects created in ZENworks 7 using the legacy system requirements apply to Windows NT 4/2000/XP and Windows 98 SE workstations.
The install manager of the Web Browser view of the Novell Application Launcher™ detects the workstation operating system and requests the appropriate .cab file for that workstation. The zfd40.cab file is used on Windows NT 4 workstations, and zfdplugin.cab is used for Windows 98/2000/XP workstations. The zfd40.cab file remains on the server's local drive after it has been upgraded to ZENworks 7 Desktop Management.
The following table lists the Application Management features that are unavailable or that are ignored in ConsoleOne for Windows NT workstations:
Table 39-5 Windows NT 4 Application Management Features Not Accepted in ConsoleOne
The following list explains how the features and functionality of ZENworks 7 Workstation Imaging can be applied to Windows NT 4 workstations:
Windows NT 4 Workstation objects in eDirectory are still valid for ZENworks 7 imaging policies.
The version of the ZENworks Imaging Windows Agent (ziswin.exe) shipping with ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 can create image-safe data that can be used by the ZENworks 7 Imaging Server.
The following list explains how the features and functionality of ZENworks 7 Remote Management can be applied to Windows NT 4 workstations:
Windows NT 4 workstations running the Remote Management Agent installed by ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 can be managed by the ZENworks 7 Remote Control Console.
The following ZENworks 7 Remote Management features are not available or do not work for Windows NT 4 workstations:
Agent Initiated Connection
Session Encryption
Force 256 Color Palette
The following list explains how the features and functionality of ZENworks 7 Workstation Inventory can be applied to Windows NT 4 workstations.
The ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 Management Agent installed on Windows NT 4 workstations sends a scan directly to the ZENworks 7 Inventory Server. The received data is stored in the ZENworks 7 inventory database.
The ZENworks 7 console can be used for viewing data present on the Windows NT 4 workstation and for configuring inventory policies.
Some information is either not available or is limited on Windows NT 4 workstations:
Hardware: The following hardware information is either not available or is limited on scanned Windows NT 4 workstations:
Monitor information is not available.
System chassis information is not available.
System information new attributes is not shown.
Software Related Enhancements: The following software-related enhancements are either not available or are limited on scanned Windows NT 4 workstations:
Only the product name, vendor, version, the identifying number, and the location are scanned using ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 methodology.
Scanning and viewing of information generated using the software dictionary is not available.
Scanning and viewing of information for product suites, products, anti-virus information, and so on, is not available.
File information is not available.
Disk usage data is not available.