1.0 ZENworks Services on a Windows Server

NOTE:ZENworks no longer supports Windows Server as a Primary Server from version 24.2 onwards. For more information, see End of Support for Windows Primary Server.

When it is running on a Windows server, a ZENworks Server includes the services listed in the following table. All services are always installed regardless of the ZENworks products (Asset Management, Configuration Management, Endpoint Security Management, Patch Management and Full Disk Encryption) you have licensed and activated. If a service is not required for your product, it is disabled.

Table 1-1 ZENworks Services on Windows

Service	Service Name	Description
Novell Identity Store	Novell Identity Store	Used by CASA(Common Authentication Service Adapter) to encrypt and store credentials entered by users. These credentials can be used to authenticate to additional network services.
TFTP Service	Novell TFTP	Used by PXE-enabled devices to request files that are needed to perform imaging tasks.
Novell ZENworks Agent Service	Novell ZENworks Agent Service	ZENworks primary agent provides application management and policy related services for managed desktops and servers.
ZENworks Embedded Datastore	Micro Focus ZENworks Embedded Datastore - PostgreSQL	Embedded database used for storing ZENworks objects and resources.
ZENworks Embedded Datastore for Auditing	Micro Focus ZENworks Embedded Datastore - PostgreSQL	Embedded datastore used for storing ZENworks Audit objects and resources.
ZENworks ISD Service	Novell ZENworks Image-Safe Data Service	Used for synchronizing image-safe data with OS information.
Micro Focus ZENworks Join Proxy	ZENworksJoinProxy	Allows ZENworks components to work with managed devices in a private network.
Micro Focus ZENworks Loader	ZENworksLoader	Used for loading and controlling the Java services that perform ZENworks Server tasks.
Novell ZENworks Preboot Policy Service	Novell ZENworks Preboot Policy Service	Used by PXE-enabled devices to check for assigned preboot policies and work.
Novell ZENworks Preboot Service	Novell ZENworks Preboot Service	Used to provide imaging services to a device. This includes sending and receiving image files, discovering assigned Preboot bundles, acting as session master for multicast imaging, and so forth.
Novell ZENworks Updater Service	ZENworksUpdaterService	Used to set a refresh interval to pull down system updates from the Primary Server at a scheduled interval.
ZENworks Remote Management powered by VNC	nzrwinvnc	Used to enable remote management of the server.
Microfocus ZENworks Administration Management	Microfocus ZENworks Administration Management	An Apache Tomcat WebServer/Servlet Engine that hosts ZENworks administration management web services.
Micro Focus ZENworks API Gateway	Micro Focus ZENworks API Gateway	Used to control routing inbound network traffic to other ZENworks services.
Microfocus ZENworks Client Management	Microfocus ZENworks Client Management	An Apache Tomcat WebServer/Servlet Engine that hosts ZENworks client management web services.
Micro Focus ZENworks Services Monitor	ZENworksMonitor	Used to monitor the status of critical ZENworks services and to restart them in case of failure.
Novell Proxy DHCP Service	Novell Proxy DHCP Service	Used with a standard DHCP server to inform PXE-enabled devices of the IP address of the TFTP server.
Endpoint Security Service	zesservice	Used to support location awareness in the ZENworks Agent.
ZENworks Imaging Agent	Novell ZENworks Preboot Service	Used to save and restore image-safe data on the server (as a managed device). Only runs when launched by the ZENworks Agent.
Micro Focus ZENworks ZooKeeper	ZENworksZooKeeper	Used by various components such as Vertica and Mobile Management. For more information, see Managing ZooKeeper.
Micro Focus ZENworks Antimalware	ZENworksAntimalware	Used by the Antimalware feature.

NOTE:Most of the ZENworks Services run as a privileged user account. This account can be identified based on the following naming convention: __z_x_y__ , where x and y are the last two digits of the IP address of the server, added at the time of installation. This user name can be changed to any other local user or domain user of the administrator’s choice. It can be a local user who is part of the Administrators group or a domain user. In the case of a domain user, the user should be a member of the Built-in Administrator groups.

The services reside in the \microfocus\zenworks\bin directory on a ZENworks Server. Refer to the following sections for instructions to help you control the ZENworks services: