3.0 ZENworks Terminology

Term	Description
bundle	ZENworks Configuration Management has the following types of bundles: Linux Bundle: Allows you to configure and manage applications on Linux devices Linux Dependency Bundle: Allows the software packages to be available on Linux devices to resolve package dependencies. Macintosh Bundle: Allows you to configure and manage applications on Macintosh devices Preboot Bundle: Performs operations before the operating system boots. The various Imaging bundle types let you install images on one or more devices, or run ZENworks scripts containing any commands that you can issue from the imaging bash prompt. Windows Bundle: Distributes a Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) package, Microsoft Windows Software Patch (MSP) package, thin-client application, or other Windows-based applications to a Windows device. For more information, see the ZENworks 11 Software Distribution Reference.
content repository	Contains the files, policies, and other items that are available for delivery to managed devices within the system. The content is compressed and encrypted. For more information, see Content in the ZENworks 11 Primary Server and Satellite Reference.
inventoried-only device	Device where the ZENworks Adaptive Agent is not or cannot be installed. Instead, you install the Inventory Only Module on these devices so that you can use Asset Inventory to inventory them. Optionally, you can run the Portable Collector to inventory them. For more information, see Adaptive Agent Versus Inventory-Only Module and Deploying the Inventory-Only Module in the ZENworks 11 Discovery, Deployment, and Retirement Reference.
Inventory Only Module	Software installed on a device that enables it to be inventoried. This is normally installed on devices running the Mac OS X, NetWare 5.1/6/6.5, OES (NetWare), Unix (Sun Solaris, HP UX, or IBM AIX), or Linux operating systems, which are not supported as managed devices.
managed device	A Windows, Macintosh, or Linux device that has the Adaptive Agent installed and is registered in the Management Zone.
management console or administration workstation	The device where you run ZENworks Control Center in your Web browser.
Management Zone	Consists of at least one Primary Server. It can contain other Primary Servers and one or more workstations as managed devices. It can also contain inventoried-only devices.
policy	A set of rules and information that can define configuration or security settings for a managed device. For more information about policies, see the ZENworks 11 Configuration Policies Reference, the ZENworks 11 SP2 Endpoint Security Policies Reference, and the ZENworks 11 SP2 Full Disk Encryption Policy Reference.
Primary Server	A machine that contains the ZENworks services and content repository. Optionally, it might also contain the ZENworks database, but on only one of the Primary Servers per zone. A Management Zone can have multiple Primary Servers.
Portable Collector	A software utility that can inventory any device and create a file that is accessible in ZENworks Control Center as if it were a device. This file is then used for obtaining inventory data about the device. For more information, see Using the Portable Collector in the ZENworks 11 Asset Inventory Reference.
Remote Management Service	A managed device component that enables remote operators to perform remote sessions on the device. For more information, see the ZENworks 11Remote Management Reference.
Remote Management Proxy	A proxy server that forwards Remote Management operation requests from the Remote Management Viewer to a managed device. The proxy is useful when the viewer cannot directly access a managed device that is in a private network or on the other side of a firewall or router that is using NAT (Network Address Translation). As a prerequisite, the proxy must be installed on a Windows managed device or a Linux device. For more information, see the ZENworks 11Remote Management Reference.
Satellite	A Satellite is a device that can perform certain roles that a ZENworks Primary Server normally performs. A Satellite can be any managed Windows or Linux device (server or workstation). When you configure a Satellite device, you specify which roles it performs (Imaging, Collection, or Content). For more information, see Satellites in the ZENworks 11 Primary Server and Satellite Reference.
ZENworks Adaptive Agent	Software installed on a Windows or Linux device that enables it to be managed by a Primary Server. The Adaptive Agent consists of modules that support software delivery, policy enforcement, imaging, remote management, inventory, and so forth. For more information, see the ZENworks 11 Discovery, Deployment, and Retirement Reference.
ZENworks Control Center	The Web-based administrative console used to manage the ZENworks Configuration Management system. For more information, seethe ZENworks 11 SP2 ZENworks Control Center Reference.
ZENworks database	The database that contains information about the software available for delivery, the hardware and software inventory lists collected from devices, and the actions scheduled to take place within the system. The database can reside on a Primary Server, or it can reside on a remote server as an external database. By default, all Primary Servers require access to the database. For information on supported databases, see Database Requirements in the ZENworks 11 Server Installation Guide. For more information on the ZENworks database, see the ZENworks 11 Database Management Reference.
zman	A command line interface for managing your ZENworks system. The zman utility is useful for automating tasks (through scripts) and performing mass management tasks that might be tedious to perform in ZENworks Control Center. For example, configuring settings for a large number of devices, or adding an action to a large number of bundles. zman is available on all Primary Servers. For more information, see ZENworks Command Line Utilities in the ZENworks 11 Command Line Utilities Reference.
zac	A command line management interface for the Novell ZENworks Adaptive Agent. The zac utility performs command line management functions on the ZENworks managed device, including installing and removing software bundles, applying policies, and registering and unregistering the device.