Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User manual

AdminStudio 9.5
ZENworks Edition
Installation Guide
Version 9.5

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September 2009
Book Name: AdminStudio 9.5 ZENworks Edition Installation Guide
Part Number: ADS-0950-IGZ0
Product Release Date: 23 November 2009

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Contents
1 AdminStudio 9.5 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
ZENworks Edition Requirement: Connection to a ZENworks Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
2 Installing AdminStudio 9.5 ZENworks Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Activating Your Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
About Activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Activating AdminStudio ZENworks Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Activation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
General Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Offline Activation Via Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Activating Products Silently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Reactivating AdminStudio on a Different Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
4 Evaluating AdminStudio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Evaluating AdminStudio Enterprise Edition Client Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Evaluating the AdminStudio Enterprise Server Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
5 Upgrading Your Product Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Contents
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AdminStudio 9.5 System
Requirements
Before installing the AdminStudio ZENworks Edition, review the following hardware and software requirements:
•Hardware and Software Requirements
•ZENworks Edition Requirement: Connection to a ZENworks Server
Hardware and Software Requirements
The recommended system configuration for a machine running AdminStudio ZENworks Edition is:
Table 1-1 • AdminStudio Client Tool Machine Requirements
Category Description
Processor 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or greater
RAM 256 MB or greater (512 MB preferred)
Hard Disk 1.1 GB
Display Designed for XGA at 1024 x 768 resolution or higher
Operating System Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP1 or later is recommended), Windows
2000 SP3 or later, or Windows Server 2003 or later.
Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
Privileges Administrative privileges on the system

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ZENworks Edition Requirement: Connection to
a ZENworks Server
To use AdminStudio ZENworks Edition, you must be able to connect to a ZENworks server. The first time you
launch one of the AdminStudio tools, you will be prompted to enter the login credentials to a ZENworks server.
After you successfully connect to that server, you will not be required to enter this information again.

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Installing AdminStudio 9.5
ZENworks Edition
To install AdminStudio 9.5 ZENworks Edition, perform the following steps.
Task: To install AdminStudio ZENworks Edition:
1. Launch the AdminStudio ZENworks Edition installation program. The InstallShield Wizard opens.

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2. Click Next. The Location to Save Files panel opens.
3. Select a folder where you would like the installation files saved, or accept the default location, and click Next.
The Extracting Files panel opens.

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When extraction is complete, the Welcome panel opens.
4. Click Next. The License Agreement panel opens.

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5. Select the I accept the terms in the license agreement option and click Next. The Customer
Information panel opens.
6. Enter a User Name and Organization name to identify this installation of AdminStudio, and click Next to
continue. The Destination Folder panel opens.