Novell ZENWORKS PATCH MANAGEMENT 6.3 - S Instruction Manual

Release Notes
ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.3

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ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.3 - Release Notes
Release Notes
Server Requirements
Minimum Hardware Requirements
The hardware requirements for Novell ZENworks Patch Management vary depending upon the
number of nodes you manage. As the node count increases, so do the requirements. The
following, minimum hardware requirements, will support up to 250 nodes:
A single 1.4 GHz Pentium or equivalent processor
512 MB RAM
36 GB of available disk space
A single 100 Mbps network connection (with access to the Internet)
Supported Operating Systems
Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server is supported on the following Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows Server ™ 2003, Web Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Note: For optimal performance please refer to the settings defined under “Recommended
Configuration”.
Warning: Do not install the server software on a Primary Domain Controller (PDC).
Installation onto a PDC is not supported in this release of Novell ZENworks Patch
Management.

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Other Software Requirements
Your Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server must be a clean OS installation with only the
following software installed:
Supported Database Servers
Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server is supported on the following database servers:
Microsoft® SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with SP1
SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition with SP1
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition with SP1
MSDE 2000 with SP4 (Upgrade only)
SQL Server 2000 with SP4 (Upgrade only)
Table 0.1 ZENworks Patch Management Server Software Requirements
Internet Server
Microsoft® Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0
.NET Framework
1.1 SP1 and 2.0 (both versions are required)
Internet Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x
Note: Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server installs SQL Server 2005 Express
Edition with SP1 during installation. Therefore, you must not have any database server
installed prior to the installation of Novell ZENworks Patch Management.

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ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.3 - Release Notes
Recommended Configuration
Compatible Products
The following Novell products are compatible with Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.3:
Table 0.2 Novell ZENworks Patch Management Recommended Configuration
Number of
Nodes < 1000 <2,500 <5,000 <10,000 > 10,000
Operating
System
Windows Server
2003, Web
Edition with SP1
Windows Server
2003, Web
Edition with SP1
Windows Server
2003, Standard
Edition with SP1
Windows Server
2003, Standard
Edition with SP1
Contact
Novell
Professional
Services
Database Server SQL 2005
Express
SQL 2005
Express
SQL 2005
Express
SQL 2005
Express
Processor 1 - 2.4 GHz 1 - Pentium 4 1 - Dual Core,
Non-Xeon
2 - Dual Core
Xeon
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Storage 1 - 36 GB Hard
Drive
1 - 72 GB Hard
Drive
2 - 144 GB Hard
Drives
4 - 144 GB Hard
Drives
Note: Refer to the Novell Support Web site (www.novell.com/support) for additional
configuration recommendations.
Table 0.3 Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.3 Compatible Products
Product Name Minimum
Version
Agent Management Center 6.3
Cisco Network Admission Control 6.3
Content Update Tool 6.3
Patch Developers Kit 6.3
Remote Execution Service 6.3
Scanner Integration Module 6.3

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Agent Requirements
Agent for Windows
•Local or Domain Administrator or Administrator equivalent
•Microsoft® Windows® Installer 2.0 (or higher)
•500 MHz Processor or higher
•256 MB RAM
•200 MB of free disk space for agent installation
•Sufficient free disk space to download and install patches (varies dependent upon size of patch)
•Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher if using SSL)
•Network connectivity to your ZENworks Patch Management Server (6.3 or higher)
Agent for Linux, UNIX, Mac, and Netware
•Superuser privileges on the target machine
•Minimum 2 MB of free disk space for agent installation
•Network connectivity to your ZENworks Patch Management Server (6.3 or higher)
•Sufficient free disk space to download and install patches (varies dependent upon size of patch)
•Presence of /tmp directory ( /var/tmp directory on Solaris) for temporary file storage and
processing.
Warning: The install (and uninstall) must be done by a Administrator or Administrator
equivalent.
Note: Windows 2000 computers require Service Pack 1
Windows NT 4.0 computers require Service Pack 6a
Warning: The install (and uninstall) must be done by the root user (superuser).
Warning: There must be no whitespaces (such as a space, tab, or newline character) in
the absolute path of the installation directory.

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ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.3 - Release Notes
Agent Supported Operating Systems
The following table lists the supported platforms on which the ZENworks Patch Management Agent
6.3 is supported.
Table 0.4 ZENworks Patch Management Agent 6.3 Supported Platforms
Operating
System
OS
Versions OS Edition OS Data Width
Processor
Family
Processor
Data
Width
Min.
JRE
JRE Data
Width
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 -
10.4.7
All 32/64 bit x386(Intel)/
PowerPC
32/64 bit 1.4.0+ 32 bit
HP-UX 11.00 -
11.23
All 64 bit PA-RISC 64 bit 1.4.0+ 32/64 bit
IBM AIX 5.1 - 5.3 All 32/64 bit PowerPC/
POWER
32/64 bit 1.4.0+ 32/64 bit
Microsoft
Windows 9x
98 Second
Edition
All 32 bit x86 32 bit NA NA
Microsoft
Windows NT
4.0 SP6A -
2003 R2
All 32/64 bit x86 32/64 bit NA NA
Microsoft
Windows XP
XP - XP SP2 Professional * 32/64 bit x86 32/64 bit NA NA
Novell Netware 6.5 All 32 bit x86 32 bit 1.3.0+ 32 bit
Novell SUSE
Linux
9 - 10 Enterprise 32 bit x86 32 bit 1.4.0+ 32 bit
Red Hat Linux 2.1 - 4 Enterprise
AS, ES, WS
32 bit x86 32 bit 1.4.0+ 32 bit
Sun Solaris 2.6 - 10 All 32/64 bit SPACR 32/64 bit 1.4.0+ 32/64 bit
* (excludes Home, Media Center and Tablet PC)

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Upgrading to ZENworks Patch Management 6.3
To Upgrade to Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.3
•Refer to the Novell Knowledgebase for detailed upgrade instructions
•Following the upgrade to ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.3, you must update your
existing agents. This can be done by manually installing the ZENworks Patch Management
Agent 6.3 or by deploying a Novell provided .plf (Vulnerability) from the Vulnerabilities
page within ZENworks Patch Management Server.
Agent Management Center Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
The AMC is supported on the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Standard Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2
Minimum Installation Requirements
512 MB of RAM
200 MB of Free Disk Space (During Installation)
100 MB of Disk Space (After Installation)
Local / Domain Administrator or Administrator Equivalent
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) Processor
Warning: Refer to the “Compatible Products”section of this document when planning
your upgrade to ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.3. If you have an unsupported
product installed, please contact Novell support prior to upgrading your server.
Note: Depending upon the Operating System, the Agent 6.3 upgrade may not report as
applicable to all of your agents. If your agent does not display as applicable, deploy the
patch via the Vulnerabilities > Packages page.

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ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.3 - Release Notes
Supported Agent Operating Systems
The AMC will install the ZENworks Patch Management Agent on the following platforms:
Distribution Point Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
•Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003, Standard Edition
• Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
• Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
• Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Hardware and Software Requirements
•256 MB RAM
•5 GB of available disk space
•A LAN connection
• Microsoft® Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 edition
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Standard x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition
Note: Additional OS support details available from http://httpd.apache.org/
Note: Refer to http://httpd.apache.org/ for additional details.

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Content Update Tool Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
The ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.3 is supported on the following Operating Systems:
•Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Standard Edition with SP1
•Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP1
Hardware Requirements
•512 MB of RAM *
•Minimum of 50 MB of Disk Space *
•1 GHz Processor or higher
* The actual RAM and disk space requirements will vary depending upon the size of the imported patches.
Other Requirements
•Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.3
•An active network connection to your Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server
•Microsoft Windows Installer 3.0
•Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
•Local / Domain Administrator or Administrator equivalent
•Administrator (Admin) rights to Novell ZENworks Patch Management
•An active Internet Connection