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USERNAME Variable in AdminStudio InstallShield

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Getting the Current Windows Username and Using it with InstallShield Using application objects in ZENworks 7 made it easy to use the current windows users name by putting either the %CN% or %USERNAME% into the registry or ini files as required. To get…
- over 3 years ago
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Password Protecting ZEN Maintenance Mode

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You'll need to modify the initrd's that are loaded by maintenance mode to modify their startup scripts to prompt for a password. tty1 First, we need to modify the initrd used by tty1. You can find this in your tftp server's 'boot' directory. Open it up…
- over 3 years ago
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OPEN CALL: ZENworks 7 with DHCP smart relay

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OPEN CALL: Because we are using a primary, as well as a secondary, subnet on the VLAN interface, we also had to configure dhcp smart-relay on the VLAN interface. The way that dhcp smart-relay works is that it allows the Cisco IOS Dynamic Host Configuration…
- over 3 years ago
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ZLM Agent ISO for Specific Platform

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Here are the steps to create agent iso for specific Platform: Download the tar file attached with this Solution Un-tar it Mount the Latest ZLM7.2 Agent ISO or CD run the script with required parameters ./zlm-create-agent-iso target mount-path ex ./zlm…
- over 3 years ago
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Installing the ZENworks Desktop Management 7 Agent on Vista

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Editor's Note: Novell does not support the use of ZDM7 on Vista, so please be aware that you will be unable to obtain assistance with any problems you may encounter by trying it. To install the ZENworks client on Vista do the following: Extract the ZFDagent…
- over 3 years ago
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Using ZENworks Patch Management 6.x to Register workstations in ZFD 7.x

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Forcing ZFD 7 workstation registration with ZENworks Patch Management Occasionally, I have workstations that haven’t registered, so I created a ZENworks Patch management package that registers the workstation for me. Step one : Create batch file (I call…
- over 3 years ago
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ZCM Remote Control over the Internet

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In recent months, I've been very busy working with ZCM. In the coming weeks and months I will start sharing my war stories here. To start with though, I built my ZCM demo server from scratch yesterday. It's a bog standard 10.0.2 server but has a NAT'd…
- over 3 years ago
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How to merge the Ghost (3Com) PXE boot services with the ZENworks PXE

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This document assumes you already have the ZENworks and 3Com PXE components functioning. As I only describe the manipulating of the files. Having always used the Symantec Ghost Suite for our Imaging solution, I'm a little apprehensive to want to switch…
- over 3 years ago
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AppNote: System Update of ZCM Zone with Content Distribution Points / Satellite Servers

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By Vijay Kumar Kunchakuri and Rajesh Lingam System Update is a mechanism to download ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) updates from a Novell Customer Center (NCC) Server. It allows the Administrator to push the relevant updates to all of the Primary…
- over 3 years ago
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Showing value with ZENworks

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Does this sound familiar? Boss: I was chatting to the sales rat from (insert competitor here) and product (insert competitive solution) can do everything I've ever wanted. Why are we still using that Novell ZEN thingy? You: Well ZENworks is providing…
- over 3 years ago
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ZENworks Configuration Management - scale and resilience - part 4

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This is the final part of the discussion around ZENworks Configuration Management scaling and resilience. I hope you have found this series useful in your design and planning. Written at: Draper, UT Scalability is a subjective term. Here we will discuss…
- over 3 years ago
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ZENworks Configuration Management - scale and resilience - part 3

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In this post I will talk about making your ZENworks Configuration Management infrastructure resilient - that means understanding both availability and capacity. (Two good ITIL concepts there - Availability and Capacity Management). Written at: Draper…
- over 3 years ago
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FixZen

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FixZen wil reregsiter systems on your network with ZENworks by running a wmi process that executes zwsreg -unreg and then zwsreg on a remote system. Just type in the Host name or IP address. The tool is handy for fixing machines that have had their names…
- over 3 years ago
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Launching application installations through ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Bundles

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Description: This AppNote details different use cases for launching application installations through the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management bundles. This would help to understand how a ZENworks Configuration Management administrator can configure the…
- over 3 years ago
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AppNote: Rebuilding a ZENworks Asset Manager 7.5 File-Store

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Editor's Note: It's very important to realise that this is not a magic bullet: it should only ever be considered as a last resort. A lot of data would still be lost with this process, for example data that is customized for your environment, such as auxiliary…
- over 3 years ago
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Restricting the ZENworks Workstation Users from Uninstalling or Modifying the ZENworks Configuration Management

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By Ravella Raghunadh After deploying the ZENworks Adaptive Agent on a workstation, a user having administrator privileges can access and uninstall the product by using the Windows Add or Remove Programs. This Cool Solution helps ZENworks Administrators…
- over 3 years ago
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Determining Total System RAM for Use in ZENworks Imaging Scripts

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Someone in the Novell Support Forums was asking for some help on how to determine how much total system RAM was in a computer. If the amount of RAM was greater than 512 megs, then he wanted to restore an add-on image for an application which required…
- over 3 years ago
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ZLM PHP Script to Monitor the Bundle Installation Status

Brunold Rainer

Short Description: This small php script allows you to easily monitor the installation status of your bundles. Audience: For all zlm administrators that have the problem to assign a bundle to a big number of devices (eg. 200) and get just 175 response…
- over 3 years ago
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ZENworks 7 and Open Enterprise Server 2

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We have two updates planned in the next couple of months which will allow ZENworks 7 to be successfully deployed on Open Enterprise Server 2. - ZENworks 7 Support Pack 1 Interim Release 1 Hot Patch 2 ZENworks 7 SP1 IR1 HP2 is targeted for January 2008…
- over 3 years ago
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ZENworks Configuration Management - Updates

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Following extensive customer feedback and experience from the live deployment of ZENworks 10 Configuration Management we are making some key improvements to the System Update capabilities within ZENworks Configuration Management. System Update is the…
- over 3 years ago
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Map Users to Local Server Dynamically via Login Script

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You can use the "IF NETWORK_ADDRESS" option within the login script to detect the local subnet where users are logged in. This will allow you to dynamically map drives to a local Novell server if the user is logging into a remote WAN connected site. This…
- over 3 years ago
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How to run the Image Explorer Utility that comes with ZENworks Configuration Management on a Workstation

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At times it would be nice to run the ZCM Image Explorer Utility on a workstation, a device that does not have all the other ZCM products installed. You can run ZCM Image Explorer as a stand-alone application on any workstation that has java installed…
- over 3 years ago
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Changing the Default Port used by ZENworks Linux Management (ZLM)

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By default, ZENworks Linux Management (ZLM) listens on port 80. However, this can cause problems in many organizations. Port 80 by default is often occupied with the web server, causing the configuration of ZLM to fail. If you are experiencing that problem…
- over 3 years ago
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USERNAME Variable in AdminStudio InstallShield

Password Protecting ZEN Maintenance Mode

OPEN CALL: ZENworks 7 with DHCP smart relay

ZLM Agent ISO for Specific Platform

Installing the ZENworks Desktop Management 7 Agent on Vista

Using ZENworks Patch Management 6.x to Register workstations in ZFD 7.x

ZCM Remote Control over the Internet

How to merge the Ghost (3Com) PXE boot services with the ZENworks PXE

AppNote: System Update of ZCM Zone with Content Distribution Points / Satellite Servers

Showing value with ZENworks

ZENworks Configuration Management - scale and resilience - part 4

ZENworks Configuration Management - scale and resilience - part 3

FixZen

Launching application installations through ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Bundles

AppNote: Rebuilding a ZENworks Asset Manager 7.5 File-Store

Restricting the ZENworks Workstation Users from Uninstalling or Modifying the ZENworks Configuration Management

Determining Total System RAM for Use in ZENworks Imaging Scripts

ZLM PHP Script to Monitor the Bundle Installation Status

ZENworks 7 and Open Enterprise Server 2

ZENworks Configuration Management - Updates

Map Users to Local Server Dynamically via Login Script

How to run the Image Explorer Utility that comes with ZENworks Configuration Management on a Workstation

Changing the Default Port used by ZENworks Linux Management (ZLM)

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