Novell ZENWORKS PATCH MANAGEMENT Server Installation Guide
Server Installation Guide
ZENworks Patch Management 6.4 SP2
Document: 02_016N_6.4 SP2_15
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents iii
Preface v
About This Guide .................................................................................................. v
Typographical Conventions .................................................................................... v
Planning Your Installation 1
System Requirements ........................................................................................... 1
Minimum Hardware Requirements....................................................................... 1
Supported Operating Systems ............................................................................ 1
Other Software Requirements............................................................................. 2
Supported Database Servers .............................................................................. 2
Recommended Configuration.................................................................................. 3
Server Installation Checklist................................................................................... 4
Installing Your Patch Management Server 5
Installing Patch Management Server ....................................................................... 5
Starting Your Patch Management Server .................................................................15
Logging on to ZENworks Patch Management.......
Configuring Your Patch Management Server to use SSL .
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Server Installation Checklist 19
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Preface
This Server Installation Guide is a resource written for all users of ZENworks Patch
Management 6.4 SP2. This document defines the concepts and procedures for installing,
configuring, implementing, and using ZENworks Patch Management 6.4 SP2.
About This Guide
This guide contains the following chapters and appendices:
• Chapter 1: Planning Your Installation
PREFACE
• Chapter 2: Installing Your Patch Management Se
• Appendix A: Server Installation Checklist
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PREFACE
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ZENWORKS PATCH MANAGEMENT SERVER INSTALLATION GUIDE
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Planning Your Installation
To assist in gathering the information required for a smooth installation, it is recommended
that you use the Server Installation Checklist on pag
System Requirements
Minimum Hardware Requirements
The hardware requirements for ZENworks Patch Management 6.4.2 SP2 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)
For optimal performance please refer to the settings defined under Recommended
Configuration on
Supported Operating Systems
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ZENworks Patch Management 6.4.2 SP2 is supported on the following Operating Systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Web Edition with SP1 or later
• Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition with SP1 or later
• Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition (SP2 optional but recommended)
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• Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition (SP2 optional but recommended)
NOTE: ZENworks Patch Management must be installed on an Operating System that uses any
English locale (en-US, en-UK, en-CA, etc.) in its default configuration and is not a domain
controller.
NOTE: Prior to installing ZENworks Patch Management 6.4.2 SP2, you must also install the
Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB925336) available from
Article #925336.
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with SP1or later
Microsoft Knowledge Base
PLANNING YOUR INSTALLATION
Other Software Requirements
ZENworks Patch Management 6.4.2 SP2 requires the following software:
• Microsoft® Internet Informat
• 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 installe
version of ZENworks Patch Management
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Supported Database Servers
ZENworks Patch Management 6.4.2 SP2 is supported on the following database servers:
• SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with SP2
• SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition with SP2
• SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition with SP2
NOTE: ZENworks Patch Management installs SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with SP2 during
installation. Therefore, you must not have any database server installed prior to the installation
of ZENworks Patch Management.
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