Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 Installation Manual

Version 9.5

AdminStudio 9.5 ZENworks Edition

Installation Guide

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Book Name: AdminStudio 9.5 ZENworks Edition Installation Guide

Part Number: ADS-0950-IGZ0

Product Release Date: 23 November 2009

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September 2009

1 AdminStudio 9.5 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

ZENworks Edition Requirement: Connection to a ZENworks Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

2 Installing AdminStudio 9.5 ZENworks Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 Activating Your Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

About Activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Activating AdminStudio ZENworks Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Activation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

General Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Offline Activation Via Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Activating Products Silently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Reactivating AdminStudio on a Different Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

4 Evaluating AdminStudio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Evaluating AdminStudio Enterprise Edition Client Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Evaluating the AdminStudio Enterprise Server Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

5 Upgrading Your Product Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Contents

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AdminStudio 9.5 System Requirements

Before installing the AdminStudio ZENworks Edition, review the following hardware and software requirements:

• Hardware and Software Requirements

• ZENworks Edition Requirement: Connection to a ZENworks Server

Hardware and Software Requirements

The recommended system configuration for a machine running AdminStudio ZENworks Edition is:

Table 1-1 • AdminStudio Client Tool Machine Requirements

Category Description

Processor 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or greater

RAM 256 MB or greater (512 MB preferred)

Hard Disk 1.1 GB

Display Designed for XGA at 1024 x 768 resolution or higher

Operating System Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP1 or later is recommended), Windows

2000 SP3 or later, or Windows Server 2003 or later.

Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Privileges Administrative privileges on the system

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Chapter 1: AdminStudio 9.5 System Requirements

ZENworks Edition Requirement: Connection to a ZENworks Server

To use AdminStudio ZENworks Edition, you must be able to connect to a ZENworks server. The first time you launch one of the AdminStudio tools, you will be prompted to enter the login credentials to a ZENworks server. After you successfully connect to that server, you will not be required to enter this information again.

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Installing AdminStudio 9.5 ZENworks Edition

To install AdminStudio 9.5 ZENworks Edition, perform the following steps.

Task : To install AdminStudio ZENworks Edition:

1. Launch the AdminStudio ZENworks Edition installation program. The InstallShield Wizard opens.

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Chapter 2: Installing AdminStudio 9.5 ZENworks Edition

2. Click Next. The Location to Save Files panel opens.

3. Select a folder where you would like the installation files saved, or accept the default location, and click Next.

The Extracting Files panel opens.

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When extraction is complete, the Welcome panel opens.

4. Click Next. The License Agreement panel opens.

Chapter 2: Installing AdminStudio 9.5 ZENworks Edition

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