10.4 What’s New in ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 3

The following sections describe the new features and enhancements in Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with Interim Release 3 (IR3):

10.4.1 Support for New Platforms as Servers

ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR3 lets you manage the following devices on 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures running on Intel EMT64 and AMD Opteron processors:

  • SLES 11 SP1

  • RHEL 5.5 Server

For more information, see Section 2.1, ZENworks Server Requirements.

10.4.2 Support for New Platforms as Managed Devices

ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management with IR3 lets you manage the following devices:

  • SLES 11 SP1 on 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures

  • SLED 11 SP1 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures

  • RHEL 5.5 Server on 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x86_64), and zseries (s390x) architectures

For more information, see Section 2.3, Managed Device Requirements.

10.4.3 Exporting Package Bundles from a ZENworks Linux Management Server to a Local YUM Repository

You can now export the packages of the RPM package bundle from a ZENworks Linux Management Server to a corresponding YUM or RPM-MD installation source repository on the ZENworks Linux Management by using the zlm2yum standalone utility.

For more information, see Exporting Package Bundles from a ZENworks Linux Management Server to a YUM Repository in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide.