Registration Keys and Registration Rules


After you have installed the ZENworks Linux Management server, you should go into the ZENworks Control Center and set up registration keys and/or registration rules.

Registration keys and rules tell ZENworks Linux Management how you want managed devices to be registered with the system.

Registration Keys

Registration Keys are best used for situations where you want to create a limit on the number of devices that are registered. For example, if you know that a specific department has 10 workstations, you could create a registration key that is limited to 10 devices. As the devices are registered, you can easily see how many have been registered.

To create a new registration key, follow these steps:

1.

Open the ZENworks Control Center.

2.

Click on the Configuration tab.

3.

Click on New in the Registration Keys Snapshot title bar and select Registration.

4.

The Create New Registration Key Wizard starts, as shown in Figure 5.1.

Figure 5.1. Create New Registration Key Wizard.


5.

Enter the name for the registration key and specify the folder and the description.

6.

Specify whether the key is unlimited or enter a number for the Limit To; then click Next.

You then see step 2 of the wizard (see Figure 5.2).

Figure 5.2. Create New Registration Key Wizard, step 2: Naming and Containment Rules.


7.

Specify the rules for the name given to imported devices. You can choose several machine variables (HostName, CPU, DNS, GUID, OS).

8.

Specify the folder where imported machines should be placed; then click Next.

You will see step 3 of the wizard (see Figure 5.3).

Figure 5.3. Create New Registration Key Wizard, step 3: Group Membership.


9.

Click on Add to add the groups into which you want new devices to be imported.

10.

Click Next to view the Summary (see Figure 5.4).

Figure 5.4. Create New Registration Key Wizard, Summary page.


11.

Click Finish to complete the wizard, then click OK.

You can rename, copy or move the registration keys by following these steps:

1.

Mark the check box next to the registration key you want to modify.

2.

Click on Advanced in the Registration Keys snapshot title bar.

3.

Click on the Edit pull-down menu in the title bar and choose the option you want.

You can modify the general options of the registration key by clicking on the registration key name (see Figure 5.5).

Figure 5.5. Registration Key Details page.


Registration Rules

Registration rules are similar to registration keys. The main difference is that rules do not have a limit and you do not need to specify the rule when you register the device.

To create a registration rule, follow these steps:

1.

Open the ZENworks Control Center.

2.

Click on the Configuration tab.

3.

Click on New in the Default Registration Rules snapshot title bar.

4.

The Create New Default Rule Wizard starts, as shown in Figure 5.6.

Figure 5.6. Create New Default Rule Wizard.


5.

Enter the name for the registration rule.

6.

Enter a description if you desire; then click Next.

You see step 2 of the wizard (see Figure 5.7).

Figure 5.7. Create New Default Rule Wizard, step 2: Import Filters.


7.

Click on Add Filter to specify the filters for determining which machines will use the rule. You must create at least one filter line.

8.

Add to the filter by clicking on Add Filter again; then click Next.

You see step 3 of the wizard (see Figure 5.8).

Figure 5.8. Create New Default Rule Wizard, step 3: Naming and Containment.


9.

Specify the rules for the name given to imported devices. You can choose several machine variables (HostName, CPU, DNS, GUID, OS).

10.

Specify the folder where imported machines should be placed; then click Next.

You see step 4 of the wizard (see Figure 5.9).

Figure 5.9. Create New Default Rule Wizard, step 5: Group Membership.


11.

Click on Add to add the groups into which you want new devices to be imported.

12.

Click Next to view the Summary (see Figure 5.10).

Figure 5.10. Create New Default Rule Wizard, Summary page.


13.

Click Finish to complete the wizard; then click OK.

You can rename, copy, or move the registration keys by following these steps:

1.

Mark the check box next to the registration rule you want to modify.

2.

Click on Advanced in the Default Registration Rules snapshot title bar.

3.

Click on Edit pull-down in the title bar and choose the option you want, or click Move Up or Move Down (see Figure 5.11).

Figure 5.11. Edit Default Registration Rules page.


You can modify the general options of the registration key by clicking on the registration key name (see Figure 5.12).

Figure 5.12. Default Registration Rules Settings page.





Novell ZENworks 7 Linux Management Administrator's Handbook
Novell ZENworks 7 Linux Management Administrators Handbook
ISBN: 0672327848
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 147

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