Novell ZENWORKS PATCH MANAGEMENT Release Notes

Release Notes

ZENworks Patch Management Server v6.4

02_014N_6.4.2.19

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Release Notes

Server Requirements

Minimum Hardware Requirements

The hardware requirements for Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.4 vary
depending upon the number of devices you manage. As the device count increases, so do the
requirements. The following, minimum hardware requirements, will support up to 250 devices:

 A single 1.4 GHz Pentium or equivalent processor

 512 MB RAM

 36 GB of available disk space

 A single 100 Mbps network connection (with access to the Internet)

Note: For optimal performance please refer to the settings defined under “Recommended

Configuration”.

Supported Operating Systems

ZENworks Patch Management Server v6.4 - Release Notes

Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.4 is supported on the following Operating Systems:

 Microsoft Windows Server

 Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition with SP1 or later

 Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition with SP1or later

 Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition (SP2 optional but recommended)

 Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition (SP2 optional but recommended)

™

2003, Web Edition with SP1 or later

Warning: Novell ZENworks Patch Management must be installed on an Operating
System that is not a domain controller and uses any English locale (en-US, en-UK, en­CA, etc.) in its default configuration.

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Release Notes

Other Software Requirements

Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.4 requires the following software:

Recommended Configuration

Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.4 recommends the following hardware:

Table 0.1 Novell ZENworks Patch Management Recommended Configuration

 Microsoft® Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0

 Microsoft® .NET Framework version 1.1 SP1 and 2.0 (both versions are required)

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or higher

 Microsoft SQL Server (any version) must not be installed unless installed by a previous

version of ZENworks Patch Management Server

Number of
Nodes

Operating
System

Database Server SQL 2005

Processor 1 - 2.4 GHz 1 - Pentium 4 1 - Dual Core,

RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB

Storage 1 - 36 GB Hard

< 1000 <2,500 <5,000 <10,000 > 10,000

Windows Server
2003, Web
Edition with SP2

Express

Drive

Windows Server
2003, Web
Edition with SP2

SQL 2005
Express

1 - 72 GB Hard
Drive

Windows Server
2003, Web
Edition with SP2

SQL 2005
Express

Non-Xeon

2 - 144 GB Hard
Drives

Windows Server
2003, Standard
Edition with SP2

SQL 2005
Express

2 - Dual Core
Xeon

4 - 144 GB Hard
Drives

Note: Refer to the Novell Support Web site (www.novell.com/support) for additional
configuration recommendations.

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ZENworks Patch Management Server v6.4 - Release Notes

Compatible Products

The following Novell products are compatible with Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.4:

Table 0.2 Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.4 Compatible Products

Product Name

Agent Management Center 6.4

Cisco Network Admission Control 6.4

Content Update Tool 6.4

Patch Developers Kit 6.4

Remote Execution Service 6.4

Scanner Integration Module 6.4

Agent Requirements

Agent for Windows

• Local or Domain Administrator or Administrator equivalent

Warning: The install (and uninstall) must be done by a Administrator or Administrator
equivalent.

• 500 MHz Processor or higher

• 256 MB RAM

• 20 MB of free disk space for agent installation

• A single 10 Mbps network connection (with access to the Update Server)

• Sufficient free disk space to download and install patches (varies dependent upon size of patch)

• Windows Installer 2.0 or higher

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher if using SSL)

• Network connectivity to your ZENworks Patch Management Server (6.4 or higher)

Minimum
Version

Note: Windows 2000 computers require Service Pack 1

Windows NT 4.0 computers require Service Pack 6a

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Release Notes

Agent for Linux, UNIX, Mac, and Netware

• Superuser privileges on the target machine

• 2 MB of free disk space for agent installation

• 500 MHz or greater processor

• 256 MB RAM

• 10 Mbps network connection (with access to the Update Server)

• Sufficient free disk space to download and install patches

• Network connectivity to your ZENworks Patch Management Server

• Presence of

Warning: The install (and uninstall) must be done by the root user (superuser).

/tmp

directory (

/var/tmp

directory on Solaris) for temporary file storage and

processing.

Warning: There must be no whitespaces (such as a space, tab, or newline character) in
the absolute path of the installation directory.

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