Installing and Configuring your ZENworks Linux Management Server

This section describes how to install a ZENworks Linux Management server.

There are two steps in the server installation process:


Installing

You have two options available to install ZENworks Linux Management:

Installing from the ZENworks Linux Management Installation CD is the preferred method of installation, because it requires less initial configuration, and can be performed without an connection to the Internet.

Before you install, you must have your server license file (server.key), and if performing an online install, a Red Carpet activation code to access the ZENworks Linux Management software. For details on obtaining a server license, contact your sales representative.


Install from the ZENworks Linux Management Installation CD

  1. Switch to the root user using the su command.

  2. Mount the ZENworks Linux Management Installation CD.

    • On SUSE, run mount /media/cdrom
    • On Red Hat, run mount /mnt/cdrom

  3. Change to the CD mount directory, and run./rce-install.

  4. Read and agree to the terms of license.

  5. Select No when asked if you wish to use Red Carpet Express to install the software.

  6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

After the installation is complete, proceed to Configuring.


Install Online

The online installation method used the rcd client to install the ZENworks Linux Management server by connecting to a ZENWorks Linux Management Server containing the necessary packages. Therefore, rcd must be installed and configured before you can install ZENworks Linux Management.


Installing ZENworks Linux Management using rug and rcd

  1. Install and configure rug and rcd. To do this, follow the instructions in Installing rug, rcd, and rcd-modules, with the following considerations:

    • In step 6, configure rcd to connect to the server containing the ZENworks Linux Management software packages rather than your internal server. This server information is provided by your sales representative.
    • After you have completed the instructions, activate to the server containing the ZENworks Linux Management software using the following command:

      rug activate activationkey email

  2. Subscribe to the channel containing the ZENworks Linux Management software packages, for example, zenworks66. We suggest that you also subscribe to your operating system channel, so the installation can pull in packages as needed.

    For example, for a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 server you would type:

    rug sub sles-9-i586
    rug sub ZENworks66
    rug sub redcarpet2

  3. Install the necessary packages using the following command:

    rug in -u zlm-server zlm-mirror zlm-server-cli

    The -u flag permits installation from unsubscribed channels. The system displays the packages to install, and the packages (if any) it needs to remove.

  4. Press Y to confirm the installation.

    After the install is complete you should see a Transaction finished message.

  5. If you have an OEM or reseller customization and branding package, install it now.

  6. Place the server license file in the directory /etc/ximian/rcserver with the file name server.key. Set the file ownership using one of the following commands:

    On SUSE:

    chown wwwrun:www /etc/ximian/rcserver/server.key

    On RedHat:

    chown apache:apache /etc/ximian/rcserver/server.key

After the installation is complete, proceed to Configuring.


Configuring

NOTE:  If you are using an Oracle database, complete the tasks contained in Using Oracle with ZENworks Linux Management before you run the rce-init command.

  1. Run the following command:

    /usr/sbin/rce-init -U admin@address -P password -R "Real Name"

Your ZENworks Linux Management server is now configured.

Open https://servername in a Web browser to access the Web management interface, or use the rcman command to administer your ZENworks Linux Management server.

You are now ready to install, activate, and configure client systems, as explained in Installing and Configuring Client Systems.