Novell ZENWORKS 7.2 Linux Management

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ZENworks® 7.2 Linux Management

March 30, 2007

N O V E L L Z E N W O R K S 7 . 2 L I N U X M A N A G E M E N T

Novell® ZENworks® Linux Management makes it easy to embrace and extend
Linux* within your existing environment. It is the only solution that uses policy-driven
automation to deploy, manage, and maintain Linux resources. These automated and
intelligent policies allow you to provide centralized control across the lifecycle of
Linux systems for desktop lockdown, imaging, remote management, inventory
management, and software management. The result is a comprehensive Linux
management solution that eliminates IT effort by dramatically reducing the required
overhead needed to manage Linux systems.

P U R P O S E O F T H E S C E N A R I O S

The purpose of these scenarios is to familiarize you with the some of new features
included in ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management (Breakout).

With the release of ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management, Novell engineering
has compiled scenarios that represent a number of the new features and functions
of the product. These scenarios are used by our test team and are now being shared
outside of the internal teams to better facilitate testing by users. This
information also helps to provide an overview of many of the features and also can
educate users on the new capabilities of the product.
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A S S U MP T I O NS

We assume that you have followed:

• The instructions in Installing the ZENworks Primary Server

in the ZENworks

7.2 Linux Management Installation Guide.

• The instructions for Setting Up Managed Devices in the ZENworks 7.2 Linux

Management Installation Guide.

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Z E N W OR K S 7 . 2 LI N U X M A N A G E M E N T

S C E N AR I O S

Click any of the following headings to begin reviewing any of the included scenarios:

Installation and Upgrade Scenarios

1. Upgrading the ZENworks Server from a Previous ZENworks Linux Management

Release

2. Upgrading a Managed Device (Other Than SLES 10 OR SLED 10) from a

Previous ZENworks Linux Management Release

3. Upgrading a SLES 10 OR SLED 10 Managed Device

Package and Content Management Scenarios

4. Configuring the ZENworks Server to Choose the Best Package for a Managed

Device

5. Software Package Rollback

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