Getting Started

Novell^® ZENworks^® for Servers (ZfS) 3.0.2 provides an integrated system for managing multiple servers throughout a multiple-platform, enterprise-wide network. ZfS consists of several components that can be used together or separately, depending on your network management needs. Review the following sections as you prepare to install ZfS:

Deciding What ZfS Components to Install

You can install various combinations of ZfS components to meet your system's specific needs:

Platforms Supported

The following server platforms are supported by the indicated ZfS components for installing ZfS 3.0.2 software:

Supported Server Platform for Installing ZfS Software	Management and Monitoring Services	Policy and Distribution Services	Server Inventory	Remote Management
NetWare^® 4.2	Yes ¹	No	No	Yes
NetWare 5.0	No	No	No	Yes
NetWare 5.1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NetWare 6	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows* NT*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows 2000	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Linux* (Red Hat* 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8)	No	Yes	No	No
Solaris* 8	No	Yes	No	No

¹ For Server Management Agent and Traffic Analysis Agent servers only.

Management and Monitoring Services

Component	Description
Management Site Services	Management Site Services includes automatic network discovery, network topology mapping, alarm management, role-based administration, statistical reporting, and MIB tools for NetWare and Windows NT/2000 servers.
Traffic Analysis	Traffic Analysis monitors network traffic, captures data, and collects statistics for monitored network segments, nodes, and devices on NetWare and Windows servers. It includes tools to help you review and analyze the gathered data.
Server Management	Server Management provides SNMP-based management agents for NetWare and Windows servers. These SNMP-based agents supply real-time server performance data, along with information about server alarms and events, to ConsoleOne^®. Using Server Management, you can perform tasks such as network trending, graphing, and fault management.

Policy-Enabled Server Management

Component	Description
Policy and Distribution Services	Policy and Distribution Services ensures consistent configuration and behavior of NetWare, Windows, Linux, and Solaris servers by establishing policies that define particular server configuration and behavior based on specific conditions. In addition, you can use Policy and Distribution Services to automatically distribute and install new and updated software, individual executable files, databases, documents, text files, and so on, to servers anywhere in your network.
Server Inventory	Server Inventory gathers a complete record of all hardware and software from inventoried NetWare and Windows servers anywhere in your network. By accessing a centralized Inventory database from ConsoleOne, you can query, view, or generate reports on the inventory information. Inventory information can be rolled up across servers for large networks.
Remote Management	Remote Management enables you to control NetWare and Windows servers located anywhere in your network from ConsoleOne, as if you were at the server console. The Remote Management Agent installed on each managed server ensures that Remote Management sessions are secure.

After deciding which ZfS components you want to install, continue with Meeting Basic ZfS Installation Requirements.

Meeting Basic ZfS Installation Requirements

Each ZfS component has some specific system requirements that must be met before you install that component. These component-specific system requirements are detailed in each component installation section.

This section lists common requirements that must be met before you begin to install any ZfS component:

After meeting the basic ZfS installation requirements listed in this section, you are ready to proceed to the component-specific installation sections.

Novell eDirectory Requirements

Novell eDirectory^TM 8 or later must be installed on at least one server in your system. It can be installed on a NetWare, Windows, Linux, or Solaris server.

Installation User Rights Requirements

The network account of the user who installs any component of ZfS must have the following rights in order to perform the installation:

Supervisor rights at the root of the tree to extend the Novell eDirectory schema
Extending the schema needs to be done only once, no matter how many ZfS components you install.
Read and Create rights in any containers where ZENworks objects will be created
Supervisor rights at the root of the tree to make the Distributor a trustee of Root during installation
Creation of some ZENworks objects includes adding trustees to the root of the tree. However, trustees can be manually added after installation if the installation user does not have sufficient rights to the root of the tree during installation.
Administrator rights to the Windows workstation where the ZfS snap-ins to ConsoleOne will be installed
File rights to all NetWare servers where ZfS components will be installed
Administrator rights to all Windows NT/2000 servers where ZfS components will be installed

Installation Workstation Requirements

The Installation Wizard for installing ZfS components to NetWare and Windows servers requires access to your eDirectory tree. In addition, it needs the following system requirements:

Windows NT 4 or Windows 2000 workstation
Novell Client^TM 4.83 SP1 for Windows NT/2000
For installation instructions, see Installing the Latest Novell Client.
Windows workstation display screen area set to at least 1024 x 768 to accommodate the Installation Wizard
Workstation access to a DNS name server
If DNS is in use on your network, you must have a DNS name server that can perform forward and reverse host name resolution for all servers where ZfS components will be installed. For more information, see Ensuring Successful DNS Name Resolution.

ConsoleOne Workstation Requirements

ZfS uses ConsoleOne for administration of ZfS objects in eDirectory. After installation, any workstation where you run ConsoleOne to manage ZfS must meet the following minimum requirements:

Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, or Windows XP workstation
IMPORTANT: ZfS does not support running from a server's console an instance of ConsoleOne installed on that NetWare server. To use the server's installation of ConsoleOne, you must map a drive from a workstation to that server and run ConsoleOne from the workstation.
Service Pack 6a or later for Windows NT 4
For installation instructions, see Installing Windows NT 4 Service Pack 6a.
Novell Client 4.83 SP1 for Windows NT/2000/XP
For installation instructions, see Installing the Latest Novell Client.
ConsoleOne 1.3.5 only
IMPORTANT: ConsoleOne 1.3.6 or any later version is not supported in ZENworks for Servers 3.0.2.

You can have the ConsoleOne snap-ins for ZfS installed on multiple workstations during the installation process, so that you can manage ZfS from each of those workstations. To do so, make sure you have installed ConsoleOne from the ZENworks for Servers Companion CD or the ZENworks 6 Companion 1 CD on each workstation where you want the snap-ins to be installed.

To install ConsoleOne, see Installing ConsoleOne 1.3.5 from the Companion CD.
Novell iManager 1.5.1
In addition to ConsoleOne, you can use Novell iManager to manage the Tiered Electronic Distribution (TED) objects used by Policy and Distribution Services. For installation instructions, see Installing Web-Based Management for Policy and Distribution Services.

To install iManager, view IMANAGER.PDF, which is located in the DOCUMENTATION\ENGLISH\IMANAGER directory on the ZENworks for Servers Companion CD or the ZENWORKSFORSERVERS\DOCUMENTATION\ENGLISH\IMANAGER directory on the ZENworks 6 Companion 1 CD.

WARNING: iManager 1.2 cannot be installed to or used with ZfS 3.0.2.
200 MHz Pentium* processor or later
At least 128 MB RAM with virtual memory (swap space) enabled (additional RAM will improve ConsoleOne performance)
70 MB free disk space for a local workstation installation of ConsoleOne