by ezs | Sep 23, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Linux, Uncategorized, ZENworks
ZENworks OS imaging has always been based on the Linux kernel – it’s fast, efficient, has a great networking stack and is also extensible. None of the problems of DOS and getting NDIS drivers etc.
Earlier versions of ZENworks – (ZfD 3.x, ZfD 4.0, ZENworks 6, ZENworks 6.5) – spawned a slew of sites dedicated to tweaking this Linux environment. Notable is the Novell Forge Project zfdimgdrv. The imaging environment has also been extended by the likes of ENGL.
ZENworks 7 changed to a SLES 9 SP2-based kernel; this provides extensive hardware support (and real support; things that have been tested).
For unsupported hardware – or to add updated drivers – life is now a lot simpler.
Matt Misbach – one of the ZENworks engineers – passed on this tip:
- Obtain the binary driver file, it has the extension of “.ko”, (If no binary driver is available, then the source needs to be obtained and built on a sles9 sp2 machine.)
- On your ZENworks server mount the /srv/tftp/boot/initrd file using a similar command:
mount -o loop /srv/tftp/boot/initrd /mnt
- copy the new .ko file into the /mnt/lib/modules/2.6.5-override-default/initrd
- umount /mnt
by ezs | Sep 23, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Linux, Uncategorized, ZENworks
As mentioned I’m working on a best practices guide for ZLM7.
I’m writing a discussion of the package universe concept; how it differs from previous versions of ZLM (ZLM 6.x and RCE) and some design recommendations.
I also wrote a nifty script to populate the package universe 🙂 I’ll share that when I’ve tested it to death – but here’s the output:
Right now I can build all of my package universe as well as SP2 updates for SLES 9 and NLD 9. It takes about 20 minutes and minimal prep work.
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by ezs | Sep 23, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Linux, Uncategorized, ZENworks
I started zlmirror running last night – on my live server.
It ate all my bandwidth 🙂
by ezs | Sep 21, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Linux, Uncategorized, ZENworks
I’ve been flooded with requests for a more detailed ZENworks 7 Linux Management document – something like what I wrote for ZLM 6.6.1
I’m on it now. I am installing to a fresh, new SLES 9 server – and hopefully I’ll get something out soon.
Current fun – documenting the server-side dependancies. XFree86-libs? wtf? Turns out some of the eDirectory management tools have funky requirements. Do people really build servers with X and a desktop on them?
by ezs | Sep 13, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Linux, Novell BrainShare, Uncategorized, ZENworks
A busy day. I will post photos later today!
Sunrise:
Up early for a final run through of the keynote. All went well – I co-presented with Alan Murray; we covered ZENworks 7, ZENworks 7 Linux Management and ZENworks 7 Asset Management. Everything worked well – and we were exactly within our time allocation.
More sessions this afternoon – TUT 217 – ZENworks Architecture overview and future, TUT 223 – Managing NLD with ZLM and finally TUT 317 – ZENworks Linux Management best practices.
(Session download information: User name: cb_novell, Password: n0ve11)
by ezs | Sep 12, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Linux, Novell BrainShare, Uncategorized, ZENworks
I blogged from BrainShare in SLC about building a keynote demo.
The keynote we build for BrainShare in March was based on pre-release code; an early beta of ZENworks 7 Linux Management and a hastily rebranded early look at ZENworks Asset Management.
Things are a lot easier this time – we now have shipping product to demo with – and I am using the fantastic integrated demo system from Doc Hodges. I’ve got a few good workstations and VMware images.
I’ll take some more screen shots and share them online.
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