7.2 Installing ConsoleOne

ConsoleOne 1.3.6 is required for administering ZENworks 7 components. The ConsoleOne installation program on the ZENworks 7 Companion 1 CD lets you install ConsoleOne files to the local hard drive of a Windows workstation or to the Windows or NetWare server of your choice (provided these servers meet the minimum requirements).

NOTE:ZENworks 7 Desktop Management has not been tested on ConsoleOne 1.36d installed to a Linux server or desktop. ZENworks snap-ins are designed to be used with Windows.

No issues have been identified for scenarios where you install ZENworks 7 Desktop Management to a Windows server and administer it from the same server.

ConsoleOne 1.3.6e is recommended for administering ZENworks 7 with Support Pack 1 components. The ConsoleOne installation program on the ZENworks 7 with Support Pack 1 Companion 1 CD lets you install ConsoleOne files to the local hard drive of a Windows workstation or to the Windows or NetWare server of your choice (provided these servers meet the minimum requirements).

This section includes the following information:

7.2.1 Things to Know When Installing ConsoleOne on a NetWare Server

If you intend to install ConsoleOne 1.3.6 (or 1.3.6e) on a NetWare server, you should be aware of the following:

  • Make sure that you specify the install path with a mapped drive letter rather than with a UNC path.

  • If you install or update ConsoleOne on a NetWare server volume, the installation program automatically installs the ConsoleOne files to the public\mgmt\consoleone\1.2 directory on that volume because it assumes the drive is mapped to the root of the volume.

  • Although the installation directory for ConsoleOne is named 1.2, this is misleading. There is no relationship between the installation directory name and the ConsoleOne version, which is version 1.3.6 for ZENworks 7 Desktop Management.

  • If you map-root the drive to a subfolder under the volume, the installation program creates the default path and appends it to the map-rooted path. This causes subsequently installed snap-ins (such as those for Desktop Management) to be ignored by ConsoleOne because they are not installed to the path from which ConsoleOne is running.

  • ZENworks snap-ins do not load properly on the NetWare server console. We recommend that you do not use the server console to run ConsoleOne for administering Desktop Management snap-ins. Instead, install and run ConsoleOne at a local Windows workstation or use a shortcut on the administration workstation (a Windows workstation) to launch it from the network server where you installed it.

7.2.2 Things to Know When Installing ConsoleOne to a Local Workstation Hard Drive

Although the ConsoleOne installation program lets you install ConsoleOne files to the hard drive of a local Windows workstation, this installation does not include the ZENworks 7 Desktop Management (or SP1) snap-ins. To administer ZENworks on a local administration workstation, you need to install the snap-ins after you install ConsoleOne. For more information, see Section 7.3, Installing the ConsoleOne Snap-ins.