9 What’s New in Version 7
9.1 General Changes
Section 9.1.1, “Supported Platforms Updated,” on page 145
Section 9.1.2, “Installation and Upgrade Methods Changed,” on page 145
Section 9.1.3, “New Sybase Version for the ZENworks Databases,” on page 146
9.1.1 Supported Platforms Updated
ZENworks 7 Server Management added support for the following platforms:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP1 and SP2 SUSE Linux Standard Server 9 SP1 and SP2 Red Hat Advanced Server 4 _x86
Red Hat Enterprise Server 4 _x86
The following platforms are generally not supported by ZENworks 7 Server Management:
NetWare 4.x NetWare 5.0 Windows NT* 4
For more information, see Chapter 5, “Server Requirements,” on page 45.
9.1.2 Installation and Upgrade Methods Changed
Upgrading Policy and Distribution Services using the GUI installation program has changed in ZENworks 7. Upgrading for Management and Monitoring Services remains unchanged.
In ZENworks 6.5 Policy-Enabled Server Management, you have the following menu options for installing version 6.5 or upgrading to version 6.5 from version 3.0.2:
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Table 9-1 Options for Installing v6.5 or Upgrading from v3.0.2
In ZENworks 6.5 SP1 Policy-Enabled Server Management, you have the following new menu option for upgrading to SP1:
Table 9-2 Options for upgrading to SP1
In ZENworks 7 Policy-Enabled Server Management, you now have the following menu options for installing and upgrading:
Table 9-3 Options for Installing v7 or Upgrading to v7
9.1.3 New Sybase Version for the ZENworks Databases
Upgrading from a previous version of ZENworks using the graphical upgrade program or the .cpk file on the Novell ZENworks 7 with Support Pack 1 Companion 2 CD upgrades the Sybase engine to version 8.0.2, if it is not already at that version.
Menu Option Components Installed or Upgraded Install Policy-Enabled Server
Management
Does either of the following:
Installs Policy and Distributions Services, Server Inventory, and Remote Management
Upgrades Server Inventory and Remote Management Policy and Distribution Services
Upgrades the following from version 6.5 to SP1:
Policy and Distribution Services
Installs Policy and Distributions Services, Server Inventory, and Remote Management
Upgrades Server Inventory and Remote Management Upgrade v6.5 Policy and
Distribution Services
Upgrades Policy and Distribution Services from versions 6.5 or 6.5 SP1.
Upgrade v3.0.2 Policy and Distribution Services
Upgrades Policy and Distribution Services from version 3.0.2.
16 April 2010 If a zfslog.db file exists for the previous version of ZENworks, it is not replaced. If it does not
exist, a new file is installed during the upgrade.
9.2 Policy and Distribution Services
Policy and Distributions Services for ZENworks 7 is generally the same as ZENworks 6.5 SP1, with the following differences:
New upgrade options: For an explanation of the new upgrade options, see Section 9.1.2,
“Installation and Upgrade Methods Changed,” on page 145.
New workstation installation option: With ZENworks 7, you can install Policy and Distribution Services (Subscriber only) to a workstation (see Section 6.2, “Installation on Windows Workstations,” on page 101).
9.3 Server Inventory
Server Inventory in ZENworks 7 Server Management provides the following new features:
Section 9.3.1, “Upgrading Server Inventory from Previous Versions of ZENworks Server Management to ZENworks 7 Server Management,” on page 147
Section 9.3.2, “Quickly and Easily Viewing the Inventory Data,” on page 147
Section 9.3.3, “Setting Up the Oracle9i Inventory Database on a UNIX Server,” on page 148
Section 9.3.4, “Setting Up the Oracle10g Inventory Database on Windows or UNIX Servers,”
on page 148
Section 9.3.5, “Improving the Throughput of the ZENworks 7 Inventory Storer,” on page 148
Section 9.3.6, “Connecting the Linux Inventory Server and ConsoleOne to the MS SQL 2000 Inventory Database,” on page 148
9.3.1 Upgrading Server Inventory from Previous Versions of ZENworks Server Management to ZENworks 7 Server
Management
Upgrading Server Inventory from ZENworks for Servers 3.0.2, ZENworks 6.5 Server Management, or ZENworks 6.5 SP1/SP2 Server Management, or ZENworks 7 Server Management to ZENworks 7 with SP1 Server Management is supported.
9.3.2 Quickly and Easily Viewing the Inventory Data
Server Inventory provides a new tool known as Quick Reports to easily retrieve and view the data from the ZENworks Inventory database. Each Quick Report contains a list of inventory components and a query that you define using the Quick Report wizard.
For detailed information, see “Quickly and Easily Viewing the Inventory Data Using Quick Reports” in “Server Inventory” in the Novell ZENworks 7 Server Management Administration Guide.
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9.3.3 Setting Up the Oracle9i Inventory Database on a UNIX Server
You can now set up the Oracle9i Inventory database on a UNIX server.
For detailed information, see “Creating the Oracle9i Inventory Database on a UNIX Server” in
“Server Inventory” in the Novell ZENworks 7 Server Management Administration Guide.
9.3.4 Setting Up the Oracle10g Inventory Database on Windows or UNIX Servers
You can now set up the Oracle10g R1 Inventory database on Windows or UNIX servers.
For detailed information, see “Setting Up the Oracle Inventory Database” in “Server Inventory” in the Novell ZENworks 7 Server Management Administration Guide.
9.3.5 Improving the Throughput of the ZENworks 7 Inventory Storer
You can now improve the throughput of the ZENworks Inventory Storer by deploying multiple Root Servers to directly store the inventory data to the Oracle 9.2.0.6 Inventory database.
For detailed information, see “Improving the Throughput of the Inventory Storer” in “Server Inventory” in the Novell ZENworks 7 Server Management Administration Guide.
9.3.6 Connecting the Linux Inventory Server and ConsoleOne to the MS SQL 2000 Inventory Database
To set up the Inventory database for MS SQL Server 2000, you must perform the following steps:
1. Configuring the Inventory Database for MS SQL Server 2000
2. Connecting the Linux Inventory Server and ConsoleOne to the Inventory Database Running MS SQL 2000
For detailed information, see “Setting Up the MS SQL Server 2000 or MS SQL Server 2005 Inventory Database” in “Server Inventory” in the Novell ZENworks 7 Server Management Administration Guide.