28.4 Workstation Inventory

Workstation Inventory in Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management provides the following new features:

28.4.1 Upgrading Workstation Inventory from Previous Versions of ZENworks Desktop Management to ZENworks 7 Desktop Management

Upgrading Workstation Inventory from ZENworks for Desktops 4.x, or ZENworks 6.5x Desktop Management to ZENworks 7 Desktop Management is supported.

28.4.2 Setting Up the Oracle9i Inventory Database on a UNIX Server

You can now set up the Oracle9i Inventory database on a UNIX server. For detailed information, see Creating the Oracle9i Inventory Database on a UNIX Server in Workstation Inventory in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Administration Guide.

28.4.3 Setting Up the Oracle10g R1 Inventory Database on Windows or UNIX Servers

You can now set up the Oracle10g R1 Inventory database on Windows or UNIX servers.

For detailed information, see Setting Up the Oracle Inventory Database in Workstation Inventory in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Administration Guide.

28.4.4 Quickly and Easily Viewing the Inventory Data

Workstation Inventory provides a new tool known as Quick Reports to easily retrieve and view the data from the ZENworks Inventory database. Each Quick Report contains a list of inventory components and a query that you define using the Quick Report Wizard.

For detailed information, see Quickly and Easily Viewing the Inventory Data Using Quick Reports in Workstation Inventory in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Administration Guide.

28.4.5 Improving the Throughput of the ZENworks 7 Inventory Storer

You can now improve the throughput of the ZENworks 7 Inventory Storer by deploying multiple Root Servers to directly store the inventory data to the Oracle 9.2.0.6 Inventory database.

For detailed information, see Performance Tips in Workstation Inventory in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Administration Guide.

28.4.6 Connecting the Linux Inventory Server and ConsoleOne to the MS SQL 2000 Inventory Database

To set up the Inventory database for MS SQL Server 2000, you must perform the following steps:

  1. Configure the Inventory Database for MS SQL Server 2000.

  2. Connect the Inventory Server and ConsoleOne to the Inventory Database running MS SQL 2000.

For detailed information, see Setting Up the MS SQL Server 2000 or MS SQL Server 2005 Inventory Database in Workstation Inventory in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Administration Guide.