Installation guide
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Installing the ZENworks Server
The Novell ZENworks 11 installation media includes the following products:
ZENworks 11 Configuration Management
ZENworks 11 Asset Management
ZENworks 11 Endpoint Security Management
ZENworks 11 Patch Management
Asset Inventory for UNIX/Linux
All six products are always installed. You activate a product by supplying a valid product license
during the installation or after the installation (through the ZENworks management console). If you do
not have a valid license for a product, you can evaluate the product for 60 days. You can start the
evaluation period during installation or after the installation.
Configuration Management, Asset Management, Patch Management and Endpoint Security
Management can be used together or independently. ZENworks 11 Asset Inventory for UNIX/Linux
requires Configuration Management or Asset Management.
Perform the tasks in the following sections to install the ZENworks 11 software:
Section 4.1, “Performing the Installation,” on page 47
Section 4.2, “Performing an Unattended Installation,” on page 57
Section 4.3, “Verifying Installation,” on page 59
Section 4.4, “Post-Installation Tasks,” on page 60
NOTE:
As with any product, if you are testing or reviewing ZENworks 11 , we recommend that you
deploy the product in a non-production environment.
Before installing ZENworks server on a Windows device, you must run the Windows Update on
the device to ensure that all the available updates are installed on the device. Subsequently,
disable the Windows Update to ensure that there are no further updates on the device when
ZENworks server is installed on the device.
4.1
Performing the Installation
1 Start the ZENworks installation program by using one of the following methods:
“Graphical User Interface (GUI) Installation” on page 47
“Command Line Installation (Linux only)” on page 48
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Installation
1. On the installation server, insert the Novell ZENworks 11 installation DVD.
For Windows, the installation page where you can select the language is displayed. If it is
not automatically displayed after inserting the DVD, run
setup.exe
from the root of the
DVD.