You can upgrade to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2 from the following previous versions:
ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1: Your current system must have ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1 installed.
ZENworks 7 Linux Management - Dell Edition: Your current ZENworks 7 Linux Management - Dell Edition system must have the latest patches installed. This release was available as an OEM release to Dell PowerEdge customers only.
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1: Your current system must have ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1 installed.
You can upgrade only the managed devices of the following versions to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2:
ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1: Your current system must have ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1 installed.
ZENworks 7 Linux Management - Dell Edition: Your current ZENworks 7 Linux Management - Dell Edition system must have the latest patches installed. This release was available as an OEM release to Dell PowerEdge customers only.
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management
ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1: Your current system must have ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1 installed.
You cannot upgrade from ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management directly to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2.
If you have ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management systems that you want to migrate to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2, you must first migrate to ZENworks 7 Linux Management with IR1 and then upgrade to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2. Be aware that because of the expanded architecture between ZENworks 6.6.x Linux Management and ZENworks 7 Linux Management, there is limited upgrade support between the two versions.
IMPORTANT:You must upgrade the ZENworks Server and ZENworks Agent software components in the order listed below:
Upgrade the ZENworks Primary Server.
Upgrade the ZENworks Secondary Server.
Upgrade the managed devices.
On a SLES 10 IA 64 platform, before upgrading to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2 from the earlier versions of ZENworks Linux Management, you must change the security level preference from to .
Back up the /bin/rpm file by using the cp /bin/rpm /bin/rpm.bak command.
Change the security level preference to None by using the rug set security-level none command. For more information, see rug (1)
in the Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.
Run the install script by using the sh ia64_72IR2_Install.sh command.
Install ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2.
Restore the rpm.bak file by using the mv /bin/rpm.bak /bin/rpm command.
The following sections provide more information: