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Setting Up ZEnWorks for DEsktops V.4

1. Get eDirectory running. If you run NetWare 5.x or 6.x, eDirectory is already there. If you're a pure Windows operation, install eDirectory on your Windows 2000 server. You'll need Novell's DirXML to synchronize your Active Directory information with eDirectory.

2. Decide which ZENworks components to use and whether they should reside on one or more servers.

3. Install the ZENworks components. This can be done simultaneously on multiple servers.

4. Install the middle-tier server. If you want to run it on NetWare 5.1, install an Apache Web server on that box, too. Then run the ZENworks installer to get the middle-tier server loaded.

5. Add a DNS entry for "zenwsimport" to point to the import server. Workstations can't be managed unless they're imported into eDirectory. ZENworks' autoworkstation import feature automates this with a DNS entry or a local host-file entry for zenwsimport. The ZENworks client then contacts the appropriate server to register its workstation with eDirectory.

6. Install the management agent on clients. The ZENworks management agent can be distributed via the ActiveDirectory domain or by placing it on a Web page for users to install.

7. Set up the ZENworks policies in the eDirectory tree. Configure the application launcher, user policies and workstation policies. Create application objects in eDirectory using Novell's Snapshot.

8. Match applications with user objects, organizational contexts and groups. After you create the application objects, match users with their application objects or the applications they are authorized to run. You can do this from the user object or from the application object.