Installation guide
38 ZENworks 11 Server Installation Guide
Set up the database externally before installing the Primary Server: This option is
especially useful if your database administrator is not the same as your ZENworks administrator.
Detailed information about this method is provided in this section.
During the ZENworks installation you have the following options to install or create external
ZENworks databases:
Install to a new remote OEM Sybase database
Install to an existing Sybase SQL Anywhere external database
Install to an existing Microsoft SQL Server external database
Create a new Microsoft SQL Server external database
Install to an existing Oracle user schema
Create a new Oracle user schema
Some of these options require you to complete certain tasks for creating or setting up external
databases before ZENworks can write to them during installation. Complete the prerequisites, then
continue with the database installation.
“Prerequisites for Installing External Databases” on page 38
“Performing the External ZENworks Database Installation” on page 40
Prerequisites for Installing External Databases
Review the applicable sections:
“Prerequisites for Remote OEM Sybase” on page 38
“Prerequisites for Remote Sybase SQL Anywhere” on page 38
“Prerequisites for Microsoft SQL Server” on page 39
“Prerequisites for Oracle” on page 39
Prerequisites for Remote OEM Sybase
Before installing ZENworks 11 to create the Management Zone, you must install the remote OEM
Sybase database on your remote database server so that it can be properly configured during
installation of the Primary Server that hosts the database.
NOTE: For this database, Novell Support provides problem determination, provision of compatibility
information, installation assistance, usage support, ongoing maintenance, and basic troubleshooting.
For additional support, including extended troubleshooting and error resolution, see the Sybase
Support Web site (http://www.sybase.com/support).
Prerequisites for Remote Sybase SQL Anywhere
Before installing and configuring the Sybase SQL Anywhere database for ZENworks 11 , make sure
the following prerequisites are met:
Install and set up the Sybase SQL Anywhere database so that it can be updated when you install
ZENworks 11 on the Primary Server.
Ensure that the database user has read/write permissions to create and modify the tables on the
database server.