1.1 ZENworks Reporting Server Requirements

You must install ZENworks Reporting Server on an existing ZENworks 10Asset Management SP3 Primary Server. You can have only one instance of ZENworks Reporting Server in a Management Zone.

The server where you install ZENworks Reporting Server software must meet the following minimum requirements:

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Operating System

Windows:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 / SP2 x86, x86-64 (Enterprise and Standard editions)

  • Windows Server 2008 SP1 / SP2 x86, x86-64 (Enterprise and Standard editions)

Linux:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES 10) SP1 / SP2 / SP3 x86, x86-64 (Intel and AMD Opteron processors)

  • Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES Linux) x86, x86-64

  • Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) SP1 / SP2 (Linux) x86, x86-64

All the Core and Data Center Editions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 are not supported as Primary Server platforms. Windows Server 2008 Core is not supported because it does not support the .NET Framework.

IMPORTANT:ZENworks Reporting Server is currently not supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Windows Server 2008 R2 even though the ZENworks Primary Server is supported on SLES 11 and Windows Server 2008 R2. For more information, see TID 7004794 at Novell Support web site.

If you want to install ZENworks Reporting Server on devices that have AMD Opteron processor, refer to the TID 7004582 at Novell Support web site.

If you are installing ZENworks Reporting Server on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP3 64-bit platform, make sure to install the libstdc++33-32-bit package by using the SLES 10 SP3 64-bit media.

Hardware

RAM: 3 GB minimum

Disk Space: 5.6 GB minimum

Ensure that you have at least 5 GB of free disk space on the drive on which the operating system has been installed if the TEMP environment variable is not set on the same drive. If the TEMP environment variable is set on the same drive on which the operating system has been installed, ensure that you have at least 10 GB of free disk space on the drive.

TCP Ports

3306

Used by the MySQL database embedded in ZENworks Reporting Server

 

6400

Used by the Central Management Server in ZENworks Reporting Server

 

6410

Used by the Server Intelligence Agent in ZENworks Reporting Server

 

6420

Auditing port in ZENworks Reporting Server