1.6 General ZENworks Enhancements

  • Support for Android 14 and iOS 17.

  • Prerequisites for Windows 11 Upgrade

    ZENworks collects hardware inventory data from Windows 10 devices to display the devices which are ready for Windows 11 upgrade, through a new pre-defined report and additionally through custom inventory reports. For more information, see Available Reports in the ZENworks Asset Inventory Reference guide.

  • Vertica Upgrade Tool to Update Vertica Database

    A new Vertica upgrade tool is introduced. You can upgrade the Vertica database using the Vertica Upgrade tool. This tool allows the Database Administrators to upgrade the Vertica database packaged with the ZENworks appliances. Upgrading Vertica will add-in new features and bug fixes with enhanced security.

    This tool is a stand-alone tool and includes all the required Vertica RPMs for the upgrade process. You can use this tool to upgrade the Vertica database, irrespective of the ZENworks version.

    For more information, see Upgrading Vertica in the ZENworks Vertica Guide.

  • Content Download Continues During Network/Location Switching

    A new default behavior is introduced for content download during location or network environment change. As per this new behavior when you change location during content download, the download still continues even if the system requirement for the content fails in the new location. For this purpose, two new registry keys and one system variable is introduced:

    • Registry Keys:

      TimeToWaitBeforeLocationSwitch

      HonorLocationChangeForContentDownload

    • System Variable:

      IGNORE_REQ_FOR_DOWNLOAD_RESUME

    For more information, see Location and Network Environment Selection on a Managed Device in the ZENworks Location Awareness Reference.

  • New Buttons added to Manage Folder Views in ZAPP

    Two new buttons, (All) and (Favorite), added to display the bundles in both tree view or non-tree view. Now you can view the favorite bundles without navigating the tree view structure by clicking the icon displayed at the top.

    Also, a (Clear Search) icon is added to the Search Applications field. You can click the icon displayed in the Search Applications field to clear the search criteria.

    For more information, see Viewing bundles and folders using the icons and Managing Favorites in the ZENworks Application 23.4 guide.