4.4 Post-Installation Tasks

Perform the tasks in the following sections after installing the ZENworks 11 software:

4.4.1 Tasks for All Platforms

After successfully installing ZENworks 11 , perform the following tasks:

  • If you have ZENworks Configuration Management 10.x managed devices or Satellites in your network and want to register the devices to a new ZENworks 11 Management Zone so that they can be automatically upgraded to ZENworks 11, you must import ZENworks 11 System Update from the appropriate ZENworks 11 installation media in to the newly installed zone. For detailed information about importing ZENworks 11 System Update into the newly installed zone, see TID 7007958 in the Novell Support Knowledgebase.

  • (Optional) If you want to set certain configuration parameters for how ZENworks is run on a Primary Server, see .

  • Take a reliable backup of the ZENworks database on a regular basis.

    For more information on how to back up the ZENworks database, see .

  • Procure and note down the credentials of the database.

    To procure the credentials of the internal database, use one of the following commands:

    zman dgc -U administrator_name -P administrator_password

    or

    zman database-get-credentials -U administrator_name -P administrator_password

    To procure the credentials of the external database, contact the database administrator.

  • Take a reliable backup of the ZENworks Server (which only needs to be done one time).

    For more information on how to back up the ZENworks Server, see .

  • Take a reliable backup of the Certificate Authority.

    For more information on how to back up the Certificate Authority, see .

  • (Conditional) If you turn on the firewall on Windows Primary Server, you must configure the server to allow the following ZENworks 11 Configuration Management Imaging applications through the firewall by adding them to the Windows Firewall Exceptions list:

    • novell-pbserv.exe

    • novell-proxydhcp.exe

    • novell-tftp.exe

    • novell-zmgprebootpolicy.exe

    For more information, review the following sections:

Adding Imaging Applications as Exceptions to Firewall on Windows Server 2003

  1. From the desktop Start menu, click Settings > Control Panel.

  2. Double-click Windows Firewall.

    The Windows Firewall window is displayed.

  3. Click the Exceptions tab.

  4. Click Add Program.

    The Add a Program window is displayed.

  5. Click Browse to browse for and select novell-pbserv.exe.

    All the Imaging applications including novell-pbserv.exe are located in the zenworks_installation_directory\novell\zenworks\bin\preboot directory

  6. Click OK.

    novell-pbserv.exe is added to the Programs and Services list and is automatically enabled.

  7. Repeat Step 4 through Step 6 to add the following Imaging applications to the Exceptions list:

    • novell-proxydhcp.exe

    • novell-tftp.exe

    • novell-zmgprebootpolicy.exe

  8. Click OK.

Adding Imaging Applications as Exceptions to Firewall on Windows Server 2008

  1. From the desktop Start menu, click Settings > Control Panel.

  2. Double-click Windows Firewall.

    The Windows Firewall window is displayed.

  3. In the left pane, click Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall.

  4. Click the Exceptions tab.

  5. Click Add Program.

    The Add a Program window is displayed.

  6. Click Browse to browse for and select novell-pbserv.exe.

    All the Imaging applications including novell-pbserv.exe are located in the zenworks_installation_directory\novell\zenworks\bin\preboot directory

  7. Click OK.

    novell-pbserv.exe is added to the Programs and Services list and is automatically enabled.

  8. Repeat Step 5 through Step 7 to add the following Imaging applications to the Exceptions list:

    • novell-proxydhcp.exe

    • novell-tftp.exe

    • novell-zmgprebootpolicy.exe

  9. Click OK.

NOTE:After installing the server on Linux device, /opt/novell/zenworks/bin is not added to the PATH variable and hence the commands in that directory cannot be used directly. Do any of the following on the Linux device to run the commands from /opt/novell/zenworks/bin:

  • Relogin to the device.

  • Specify the complete path to access the command.

For example: /opt/novell/zenworks/bin/zac

4.4.2 Tasks for VMware ESX

  • For optimal performance of the Primary Servers running on VMware ESX, set the reserved memory size to the size of the guest operating system memory. For more information, see TID 7005382 in Novell Support Knowledgebase.

  • In addition, if the ZENworks 11 guest operating system supports VMware ESX, enable additional Java commands to set large pages, as follows:

    -XX:+UseLargePages

    For more information on memory reservation and large memory pages, see Java in Virtual Machines on VMware ESX: Best Practices.

  • Finally you need to perform the following tasks:

Enabling Additional Java Options on Windows

  1. At the command prompt, run the following command:

    zenserverw

  2. In the Java tab, add the option that you want to enable to an appropriate location under the Java Options. Ensure that each option is on a separate line.

  3. Start the Novell ZENworks Server services:

    1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel

    2. Double-click Administrative Tools > Services.

    3. Double-click Novell ZENworks Server.

    4. In the Novell ZENworks Service Properties dialog box, click Start > OK.

  4. Stop the Novell ZENworks Server services:

    1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel

    2. Double-click Administrative Tools > Services.

    3. Double-click Novell ZENworks Server.

    4. In the Novell ZENworks Service Properties dialog box, click Stop > OK.

NOTE:If the Novell ZENworks Server properties dialog box is not displayed or the service fails to start, there is either a compatibility problem with the newly added option or the syntax is incorrect. To troubleshoot the service startup, enable the logging options on the Logging tab:

Set the log path. For example, c:\.

Set the Redirect Stdout. For example, c:\stdout.log

Set the Redirect Stderr.log. For example, c:\stderr.log

Enabling the Additional Java Options on Linux

  1. Create a backup then open /etc/init.d/novell-zenserver.

  2. In the CATALINA_OPTS string, add the appropriate options, separated by spaces, before the -XX:PermSize option.

    CATALINA_OPTS is used to configure the Tomcat container options. For more information on Tomcat, see the Tomcat online documentation.

  3. To restart the Novell ZENworks Server services, run the following command:

    /etc/init.d/novell-zenserver start

  4. To stop the Novell ZENworks Server services, run the following command:

    /etc/init.d/novell-zenserver stop

NOTE:If the Novell ZENworks Server fails to start, there is a compatibility problem with the newly added option or the syntax is incorrect. To troubleshoot the service startup, run the following command:

/etc/init.d/novell-zenserver debug

The following log file is displayed:

/opt/novell/zenworks/share/tomcat/logs/catalina.out