Installing ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier Server Components

Once you have verified the hardware and software prerequisites for the servers you plan to install the ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier Server components to, you can begin the installation procedure to install the Middle Tier server components as outlined in this section. The following sections detail the steps to install the ZENworks for Desktops server components.

Start ZENworks Middle Tier Install

To install the ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier server components on servers in your tree, you need to authenticate to the tree and start the install as described the ZENworks for Desktops Server install section. Once you have started the install, select New Install, Install ZENworks Middle Tier Server from the main install screen. This will launch the install for the ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier server components.

The first screen you will see in the ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier server install is the welcome screen. Read the contents and click Next to continue.

The second screen you will see is the license agreement screen. Read the license agreement and select the Accept button if you agree to the terms. Click Next to continue.

The next screen you will see is the verification screen reminding you of the requirements that must be met to install ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier server components. Review the requirements one last time and click Next to continue.

Select Server(s) for Installation

The next screen in the install is the server selection screen, shown in Figure 2.7. This screen enables you to specify which servers you want to install the ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier components to. You can select which servers to install ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier components to by clicking the Add Servers button and selecting NetWare and Windows servers.

Figure 2.7. Server selection screen for the ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier server install.

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Once you have selected which servers you want, you need to define the following primary eDirectory tree information for each server:

  • DNS Name or IP Address of eDirectory Server and Context Specify the DNS name or the IP address and the eDirectory context of a NetWare or Windows server that has the ZENworks for Desktops Server components installed on it. Use the following format:

    <dns_name_or_ip_address>:<context> i.e. ZfD_Server.novell.com:xAccess.novell
  • Full DN and Password of Admin User Specify the full username and password of a user who has admin rights to the server.

Once you have configured the primary eDirectory tree information for each server, click Next to continue.

Complete the Install

Once you have completed the setup options, you see the summary screen as shown in Figure 2.8. This screen shows you servers you selected and the primary eDirectory tree info you specified for each. If you need to make any changes, you can click the Back button; otherwise click Finish. The ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier server install will install the components to the servers you specified.

Figure 2.8. Summary screen for the ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier server install.

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Post Install Checks

Once the ZENworks for Desktops Middle Tier server install is complete, you should perform the following checks on the network:

  • Allow Clear Text Passwords Make certain that the servers you specified in the primary eDirectory tree info section of the install have the Allows Clear Text Passwords option enabled.

  • IP Address If you are running the Apache Web server on a secondary IP address on your NetWare 6 server, make certain that the add secondary IP address lines are placed towards the top of the SYS:\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.NCF file instead of at the bottom.

  • Reboot Middle Tier Server You must reboot the NetWare or Windows servers that you installed the Middle Tier software on.

  • Check Middle Tier Server Check that the Middle Tier Server is running by entering the following address in your Web browser:

    http://<dns_name_or_IP_address_of_Middle_Tier_Server>/oneNet/zen


Novell's ZENworks for Desktops 4. Administrator's Handbook
Novell ZENworks for Desktops 4 Administrators Handbook
ISBN: 0789729857
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 198
Authors: Brad Dayley

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