7.0 Preparing the Administration Workstation or Server

To view, manage, or create a Novell® ZENworks® Desktop Management object in Novell eDirectory™, you need to use ConsoleOne®, a Java-based, graphical-interface management tool that can be installed and run either on a Windows or NetWare® server you are authenticated to or to a local Windows workstation that can be mapped to the server that is running eDirectory. ConsoleOne can view eDirectory objects of ZENworks (for example, workstation objects, application objects, policies, and database objects) and network resources (for example, schema, partitions, replicas) in trees to which you are authenticated.

When you install the Desktop Management Server, you can extend the eDirectory schema to include several directory objects unique to Desktop Management, including workstations, applications, databases, and policy packages. These objects are installed as .jar files to the \consoleone directory of the server or servers you select.

If you want to configure any component of ZENworks 7 Desktop Management, you need to use ConsoleOne to identify the object with which that component is associated and use the ConsoleOne “snap-ins,” (displayed as tabs or configuration pages in the object properties) to make the adjustments you want.

The information in this section describes the programs you need to install on the machine (Windows server or workstation) where you will administer ZENworks 7 Desktop Management.

NOTE:Both the Desktop Management Server installation program and the Middle Tier Server installation program allow you to select servers from only one eDirectory tree. If you run either of these installation programs from a Windows server and if that server is not part of the tree you have selected, you cannot install the Desktop Management Server locally.