ZENworks for Desktops Agent Policy

The ZENworks for Desktops Agent is one of the most dynamic features of ZENworks for Desktops 4 because it enables you to maintain workstations that do not have the Novell Client installed on them. The ZENworks for Desktops Agent policy, shown in Figure 9.11, enables you to configure the following settings, which the agent running on workstations associated with the Workstation Policy Package will use:

  • Webserver IP Address or DNS Name Specifies the IP address or DNS name for the Web server that is running on the middle tiered server that the ZENworks for Desktops agent will use to connect the workstation to the network.

  • eDirectory Refresh Rate Specifies the amount of time in minutes that the ZENworks for Desktops agent will wait before checking eDirectory for changes in objects of policies. The default is 540 minutes. Each time the agent refreshes eDirectory information, traffic is generated on your network, so if you have a large number of workstations connecting through the agent you might need to make this a larger number.

  • Enable Login Allows you to specify whether the Novell Login windows is displayed when workstations running the ZENworks for Desktops agent are started.

  • Enable Volatile Cache When checked, this option allows volatile user information that has been cached on a workstation to stay cached on the workstation for the specified period of time. The default time is five days. Because volatile users are not created or removed at every login or logout, this makes login times much faster and makes it possible for a user to continue using the workstation even when the workstation is disconnected from the network and the user is not a registered user on the workstation.

  • Resident Workstation Welcome Bitmap Specifies the name of a bitmap file, located in the \WINNT directory of the workstation, that appears on the welcome screen when you start Windows NT/2000/XP. The default is blank (no bitmap).

  • Welcome Caption This field allows you to specify the caption that is displayed in the header of the welcome screen when you start Windows NT/2000/XP.

Figure 9.11. ZENworks for Desktops Agent Policy within a Workstation Policy Package.

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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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