The ZENworks Adaptive Agent is the management software that is installed on all managed devices, including Primary Servers. Currently, Windows devices can be managed, but Linux devices cannot. However, when you install the Primary Server software on a Linux server, a portion of the Adaptive Agent is activated so that the System Updates feature can be used on your Linux Primary Servers.
Managed devices can be used as Satellites. If you want to use a managed device as satellite, then in addition to the requirements listed in this section, make sure that the device is capable of performing the satellite functions and meets the requirements listed in Section 1.2, Satellite Requirements.
ZENworks 10 Asset Management can manage any workstations and servers that meet the following requirements:
Table 1-7 Managed Device Requirements
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Operating System: Windows Servers |
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All the Core Editions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 are not supported as a managed device platform because they do not support the .NET Framework. ZENworks 10 Asset Management is supported on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 editions with or without Hyper-V. |
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Operating System: Windows Workstations |
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A managed device name must not exceed 32 characters. If a device name exceeds 32 characters, that device is not inventoried. In addition, make sure that the device name is unique so that the device is recognized appropriately in the inventory reports. |
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Operating Systems additionally supported in Update for ZENworks 10 Asset Management (10.3.3) |
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Operating System: Thin Client sessions |
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Windows Server 2008 Core is not supported as a managed device platform because the .NET Framework is not supported on Windows Server 2008 Core. |
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Hardware |
The following are minimum hardware requirements. Use these requirements or the hardware requirements provided with your operating system, whichever is greater.
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Automatic ZENworks Adaptive Agent Deployment |
In order to automatically deploy the Adaptive Agent to your managed devices, the following are required:
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For detailed information about the prerequisites, see |
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Microsoft .NET |
The Microsoft .NET 2.0 software and its latest updates must be installed and running on the managed device in order to install ZENworks 10 Asset Management. |
You are given the option to launch the .NET installation during installation of ZENworks. If you select the option, .NET 2.0 is installed. For better performance and stability, you should upgrade to the latest support packs and patches of .NET 2.0 through Windows Automatic Updates or Patch Management on the agent. .NET 2.0 SP1 is the latest version supported by Microsoft on Windows 2000. .NET 2.0 SP2 is the latest version of .NET 2.0 supported by Microsoft on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista. On Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, you can directly download and install .NET 2.0 SP2 or upgrade to .NET 3.5 SP1, which includes .NET 2.0 SP2. On Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, you must upgrade to .NET 3.5 SP1 to get the .NET 2.0 SP2 update installed. |
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TCP Ports |
7628 |
In order to view the status in ZENworks Control Center of the ZENworks Adaptive Agent for a managed device, ZENworks automatically opens port 7628 on the device if you are using the Windows firewall. However, if you are using a different firewall, you must open this port manually. Port 7628 must also be opened on the device if you want to send a QuickTask to the client from ZENworks Control Center. |
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5950 |
For Remote Management where the ZENworks Adaptive Agent is running, the device listens on port 5950. You can change the port in ZENworks Control Center ( tab > > > ). Remote Management is used only with ZENworks Asset Management. |
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Virtual Machine Environments |
ZENworks managed device software can be installed in the following virtual machine environments:
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NOTE:If you choose to use Novell Client on the managed device, the following versions of the Novell Client has been tested with ZENworks:
Novell Client 4.91 SP4 or higher (On Windows XP / Windows 2000 Server)
Novell Client 2 or higher (On Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008)
Novell Client 2 SP1 or higher (On Windows 7)