Configuration Management provides several methods for managing ZENworks:
ZENworks Control Center: This is the main Configuration Management administration interface. For more information, see the ZENworks 11 SP2 ZENworks Control Center Reference.
Command Line Utilities: You can administer Configuration Management by using the zman and zac command line utilities. For more information, see the ZENworks 11 SP2 Command Line Utilities Reference.
Errors and Messages:
Traditional error messages and message logs have been replaced with the centralized Message Logging feature. For more information, see Using Message Logging
in the ZENworks 11 SP2 ZENworks Control Center Reference and Viewing System Messages
in the ZENworks 11 SP2 Administration Quick Start.
Software Updating: The process of updating the ZENworks software is now automated in Configuration Management with the System Updates feature. For more information, see the ZENworks 11 SP2 System Updates Reference.
Reporting: Configuration Management has totally new reporting capabilities:
ZENworks infrastructure reporting is performed by using BusinessObjects Enterprise XI. For more information, see ZENworks 11 SP2 System Reporting Reference.
Reporting on your inventoried assets is performed using Asset Inventory’s reporting capabilities. For more information, see ZENworks 11 SP2 Asset Inventory Reference.