Allen McCurdy

Category Specialist

Novell Resource Management

amccurdy@novell.com

Pat Nurre

Category Specialist

Novell Resource Management

pnurre@novell.com

Novell ZENworks®
Advanced Application Management

Session Structure

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ZENworks Desktop Management Architecture

ZENworks Desktop Management

Advanced Application Features

Q & A

Agenda

Packaging

Distribution options

Pre-install

Imaging add-on

Caching

Tiered Electronic Distribution (TED) application distribution (through firewall)

Outside the firewall operations

Uninstall options

This is an advanced class so we’re not here to teach you ZENworks fundamentals

So suffice it to say we expect you to already know the basics

Disclaimer…

ZENworks Desktop Management
architecture

Web Services Architecture

ZENworks Desktop Management can now use two possible access models:

Traditional Access Model

A.k.a. Novell Client32™ for Windows

Web Services Access Model

ZENworks Desktop Management
with Novell Client32

Client/Server communication across LAN/WAN

NCP™ / NDAP /CIFS

Non-firewall friendly

Novell Client32 for directory and NetWare® file system access

ZENworks Management Agent via NCP/NDAP/CIFS

ZENworks Desktop Management
without Client32

Web Services Architecture

http/https

Apps

Data

Directory

Middle Tier

DMZ

Integrates with existing firewall and security strategy

Uses ports 80 & 443

No Novell Client
ZENworks Management Agent – via middle tier

I n t e r n e t

Workstation Management Agents
With Novell Client32™

This should be very familiar to many people!

When the Novell Client32 is used all communication to the directory and server file system is directly client-server using traditional protocols (NCP, SMB)

Use this for workstations mainly inside the firewall
The ZENworks Management Agent is installed on top of the Novell Client32 – older components are updated

Low-risk, high-rewards for existing ZENworks Desktop Management customers

Workstation Management Agents
Without Novell Client32, Microsoft login

Nothing changes for the user

Credentials are cached and passed through to the ZENworks Desktop Management agent

Use this in an existing Microsoft Domain/Active Directory environment
The ZENworks Management Agent is installed on the workstation – providing full desktop management

Low-risk, high-rewards for customers running in a Microsoft environment

Workstation Management Agents
without Novell Client32, ZENworks login

Use this if you need Dynamic Local User support – in other words you are are working in an environment without Microsoft Domains or Active Directory
The ZENworks Management Agent is installed on the workstation – providing full desktop management

The ZENworks Management Agent becomes the primary login

Low-risk, high-rewards for existing ZENworks Desktop Management customers, using DLU and moving to NetWare 6

ZENworks Desktop Management
Advanced application features

Packaging

SnAppShot

Prepare the workstation

Use Standard, Custom or Express Options

Modify and test the application

Packaging

InstallShield's AdminStudio ZENworks Edition

Repackager

Repackages and convert legacy setups into Windows Installer packages

Tuner

Build Windows Installer transforms for changing features or adding files

Distribution Wizard

Prepare packages for distribution through ZENworks

Packaging

Additional configuration options for the application object

Reporting

Virtual CD

Pre-Distribution process termination

Fault tolerance and load balancing

Distribution rules

MSI

Distribution Options

Pre-Install

Distributes portions of an application to a workstation before a user launches the application the first time

Image add on

Create an image file for the application

Caching

Hidden directory

Used to display, launch, install, fix and uninstall when the user or workstation is disconnected from eDirectory™

Leveraging
Tiered Electronic Distribution (TED)

ZENworks Server Management

Solves geographic, workload and redundancy issues with application objects

“Golden” applications can be distributed and updated throughout an organization

Application objects can also be sent Tree-to-Tree

Outside Firewall Operations

Remote Connection Detection

Prompt, network id or max interface speed

Checkpoint Restart

Download resumes from last termination point

Alternate Applications

Launching an alternate applicable application for a remote connection

Disabling Applications for Remote Connections

Uninstall operations

Application Uninstall Options

User enabled or disabled

Control files, registry, ini settings to be removed

Uninstall after unused time frame

Uninstall after user disassociation

NSG

NSG

One point of this slide is that directory technology is very sophisticated and powerful, and a specialty in its own right

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