The following sections describe the new feature in Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with Interim Release 2 (IR2):
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2 supports the server components on SLES 10 SP2 on the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures (Intel EMT64 and AMD Opteron processors).
For more information, see Section 2.1, ZENworks Server Requirements.
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2 lets you manage the following devices:
SLES 10 SP2 on the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures running on Intel EMT64, AMD Opteron, PPC, IPF, and zSeries processors.
SLED 10 SP2 on the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures
RHEL5.1 on the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures
For more information, see Section 2.3, Managed Device Requirements.
The Java-based Image Explorer application is also supported in IR2.
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management IR2 now supports the scheduled push of bundles and policy manager in the zSeries on SLES 10 SP2.
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2 now allows you to restrict a managed device from processing any assignments for a specific time interval. This time interval is called the Device Blackout Interval. During this interval, the managed device cannot access the ZENworks Linux Management server. The managed device can process only query commands such as rug -bl; however, it cannot process the bundle or package commands such as rug bin, rug in, rug ref, rug brm, or rug rm.
For more information, see zmd (8)
in Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2 Hot Patch 2 provides a graphical user interface know as the xzlmmirror utility that lets you create or edit a mirror configuration file, and store the information in an XML file that is compatible with the existing zlmmirror utility. You can view catalogs and bundles that are located on a remote repository by using this utility. You can configure and mirror software catalogs, bundles, and packages from external repositories by using these configuration files.
For more information, see xzlmmirror
in Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.
You can now install and configure Oracle 10g R2 as an external database on a new installation of ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2 Hot Patch 2. For more information, see Section 3.3, Configuring Oracle 10g Release 2 as a Remote Database Server.
You can also migrate ZENworks data from your Oracle 9i R2 database to an Oracle 10g R2 database if you have installed ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management IR2 Hot Patch 2.
For more information, see Section 3.4, Migrating the Data from an Oracle 9i R2 Database to an Oracle 10g R2 Database.