by ezs | Jul 19, 2006 | Uncategorized, ZENworks
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If you are a ZENworks administrator – you have probably seen that we released ZENworks 7 Support Pack 1 in the last few days.
The whole ZENworks team are very proud of this release – it is of high quality, fixes problems reported via Novell Support – and adds some new features to ZENworks 7.
This post will describe how to get ZENworks 7 Support Pack 1 and how to install it. My next post will talk about what’s new in this release – including platform support and software distribution bandwidth management.
This will be a longer post than normal – but there is a lot of useful information that needs to be shared!
Written at: Draper, UT
1 – Where to find ZENworks 7 Support Pack 1
We have made some updates to where ZENworks 7 Support Pack 1 is downloaded – and also how it can be installed.
The Support Pack is available from http://download.novell.com – you will notice that this is a new set of integrated CD ISO images. The specific link is here:
Documentation for the Support Pack is online at Novell Documentation. The link is here: http://www.novell.com/documentation/zenworks7
There is also a comprehensive Support document – TID 10097368 – describing the Support Pack.
There are FIFTEEN ISO images available for the full ZENworks 7 download. You most likely do not need to download them all. Here is a great document describing what is needed for each components of the ZENworks 7 Suite. This document describes what is on each ISO.
2 – installing ZENworks 7 Support Pack 1
First a note on the Support Pack itself.
You have probably noticed that ZENworks 7 Support Pack 1 is delivered as a new set of product CD images. We have moved away from a non-integrated support pack. The main benefits of this approach are:
- integrated installation of ZENworks 7 Support Pack 1. Upgrade customers do not need to upgrade to ZENworks 7 then install the Support Pack. You can get the latest and greatest with a single install.
- interactive upgrade from ZENworks 7 to ZENworks 7 Support Pack 1. You can work through an interactive upgrade, server by server and upgrade components.
- unattended upgrade using ZENworks Server Management CPKs. These support both the Standalone Package Processor and automated deployment with ZENworks Server Management
There are really three methods of installing the Support Pack – each method really depends on ‘what you have’ and the size of your organisation.
The CPK based upgrade is the most interesting option – it is new with this release. Take a look at the options for installing this with the Standalone Package Processor. For customers using ZENworks Server Management this is another reason to smile – you can now roll out this support pack after hours, with no interaction.
by ezs | Jul 3, 2006 | Uncategorized, ZENworks
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Novell have talked about ZENworks futures at every BrainShare and customer event for as long as I remember. During 1999 and 2000 I remember being the Product Manager for ZENworks and talking about the up-coming ZENworks for Desktops 3 release – and how that would run on NT 4 server!
The next generation of ZENworks – you may have heard this by it’s internal development name of Brimstone – is much more than an incremental update.
This next release of our Configuration Management product is designed to deliver several key promises:
- unify and integrate the product components and architectures
- provide a single management console which is web based
- unify all backend services to use a single, database repository with a published schema.
- utilise a single pluggable agent on the managed client device
- allow seamless, yet powerful integration with corporate identity directories – Novell eDirectory and Microsoft Active Directory
- allow rapid deployment and installation across your enterprise
My next series of posts will drill down into this next generation of ZENworks – and will include screen shots and other information from the latest engineering milestones.
For the record – Novell does not pre-announce shipping dates for products. We are looking to release this product “during 2007″ – BrainShare 2007 will have a lot of information on this major innovation.
Written at: Tel Aviv, Israel
[Edit: Reposted with updates. Original post 28 June 2006]
by ezs | Jun 14, 2006 | blogging, coolblogs, evilzenscientist, Novell Open Audio, podcast, Uncategorized, ZENworks
I blogged on Novell Cool Blogs about doing an interview at Novell Open Audio.
The email invitation looked a little like this:
From: openaudio openaudio
To: openaudio openaudio; Martin Buckley; Michael Douglas Pearson; Ted Haeger
Date: 14/Jun/06
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Subject: ZENworks 7 SP1
Place: Podcast Studio, 8th floor behind the mens room
Prep and Interview
The Novell Open Audio Crew
www.novell.com/openaudio
(more…)
by ezs | Jun 14, 2006 | evilzenscientist, Novell, Novell Open Audio, Uncategorized, ZENworks
This was answered on a Novell Open Audio question:
So one other thing I was asked – what about ZENworks Success Stories.
Well – there is a Success Story database http://www.novell.com/success – and here is a huge list of public successes using ZENworks.
You probably want to copy and paste that url into your favourites.
by ezs | Jun 14, 2006 | Novell Open Audio, Uncategorized, ZENworks
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I’ll be interviewed by Ted Haeger and Erin Quill tomorrow for Novell Open Audio.
I opened the question list up on Cool Blogs last week – and I’ve got about half a dozen things to cover specifically from the readers of Cool Blogs.
One other request that came in directly to my inbox – ezs@novell.com – is to ‘go behind the scenes’ at Open Audio. I’ll certainly have my camera and I’ll get some pictures and stories uploaded tomorrow evening. I’ll also have some really crunchy Doritos to pass around..
Written at: Draper, UT
by ezs | Jun 8, 2006 | Novell Open Audio, Uncategorized, ZENworks
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Next week I will be recording a slot for Novell Open Audio on ZENworks 7 Support Pack 1. That’s due for release in the very near future – and I’ll be talking about some of the new platforms we will support and a new feature that we’ll be rolling into the release.
I’ll also take the chance to answer any questions that you post on this blog – so here’s your chance.
Post your ZENworks related questions here – and I’ll select the best ones to answer on Open Audio next week. If you leave your name I’ll even give you a mention.
Looking forward to those questions. Remember – anything goes 
Written at: Draper, UT
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