The zman utility provides a command line management interface that lets you perform the tasks available in ZENworks Control Center.
The primary purpose of the zman utility is to enable you to perform operations through a script. However, you can also perform operations manually at a command line.
The utility is installed on all ZENworks Servers in the following location:
%ZENWORKS_HOME%\bin
where %ZENWORKS_HOME% represents the ZENworks installation path. On Windows, the default path is c:\novell\zenworks\bin. On Linux, the default path is /opt/novell/zenworks/bin.
The zman utility uses the following basic syntax:
zman category-action [options]
For example, to initiate an inventory scan of a device, you use the following command:
zman inventory-scan-now device/servers/server1
where inventory-scan-now is the category-action and device/servers/server1 is an option that specifies the folder path of the device to be scanned.
The best way to understand the commands is to use the online help or see zman(1)
in the ZENworks 10 Asset Management Command Line Utilities Reference.
To use the online help:
On the ZENworks Server, enter zman --help at a command prompt.
This command displays the basic usage (syntax) and a list of the available command categories. You can also use the following to get help: