If you are planning to run the Server Inventory component of Novell® ZENworks® 7 Server Management in the same environment as the Workstation Inventory component of ZENworks 7 Desktop Management, you must first understand and plan for the compatibility issues described in this section before upgrading or installing these products.
The following prerequisites are especially applicable to Inventory interoperability:
Follow a top-down deployment approach to upgrade the Inventory servers in the Inventory tree. Always begin at the topmost level server (Root Server) and proceed with the next lower-level servers.
ZENworks 7 Desktop Management and ZENworks 7 Server Management can use the same Inventory database (Sybase, Oracle, or MS SQL). If you have installed the Inventory database as a part of the ZENworks 7 Server Management installation, you do not need to install an Inventory database as a part of the ZENworks 7 Desktop Management installation, or vice versa.
To administer Server Inventory and Workstation Inventory, you must install the Novell ConsoleOne® Inventory snap-ins for both ZENworks 7 Server Management and ZENworks 7 Desktop Management.
If an Inventory server receives Server Inventory scans either directly from inventoried servers or through roll-up, you must install ZENworks 7 Server Management on this server.
If an Inventory server should receive Workstation Inventory scans either directly from inventoried workstations or through roll-up, you must install ZENworks 7 Desktop Management on this server.
The following objects and policies apply to Inventory in both ZENworks 7 Server Management and ZENworks 7 Desktop Management:
You should make sure that each of the above requirements are met in order to ensure Inventory interoperability.
To set up Inventory interoperability, review the following sections: