Novell ZENWORKS PATCH MANAGEMENT 6.4 - AGENT User manual

Agent Installation Guide
ZENworks Patch Management Server v6.4

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02_017N_6.4.2.14
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ___________________________________________ iii
Preface ___________________________________________________ v
About This Guide ...................................................................................................v
Document Conventions ......................................................................................... vi
Chapter 1: Preparing for Agent Installation _______________________ 1
Installation Methods ..............................................................................................1
Supported Operating Systems (ZENworks Patch Management Agent) ...........................2
Supported Languages ............................................................................................2
Requirements .......................................................................................................3
Agent for Windows ............................................................................................3
Agent for Linux, UNIX, Mac, and Netware .............................................................4
Chapter 2: Installing Agents ___________________________________ 5
Downloading the Installer .......................................................................................5
Installing the Single Agent for Windows (32 or 64 bit) ................................................6
Installing the Agent for Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit) ............................................. 12
Installing the Agent for Linux, UNIX, Mac, and Netware ............................................ 18
Chapter 3: Automating the Agent Installation ____________________ 21
Automating the Windows MSI Installer ................................................................... 21
Creating a Network Share ................................................................................ 21
Modifying the MSI File ..................................................................................... 25
Creating an Organizational Unit ........................................................................ 30
Performing a Silent Install from a Command Prompt ................................................ 34
Installing the Windows Agent ........................................................................... 34
Installing the Linux/UNIX/Mac/Netware Agent .................................................... 35
Appendix A: Index __________________________________________ 37

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Preface
This ZENworks® Patch Management Agent Installation Guide is a resource written for all users of
ZENworks Patch Management. This guide defines the concepts and procedures for installing and
implementing a successful installation of ZENworks Patch Management.
About This Guide
This guide contains the following chapters:
•Chapter 1, “Preparing for Agent Installation”
•Chapter 2, “Installing Agents”
•Chapter 3, “Automating the Agent Installation”
Tip: This document is updated on a regular basis. To acquire the latest version of this
document please refer to the Novell Support Web site (www.novell.com/support)

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Document Conventions
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1Preparing for Agent Installation
Having successfully installed your ZENworks Patch Management Server (Patch Management
Server), you can now proceed to the installation of your ZENworks Patch Management Agents.
Following installation the agent is monitored and maintained by the Patch Management Server
requiring no additional maintenance.
Installation Methods
ZENworks Patch Management Agents can be deployed using any one (or combination) of the
following methods:
Table 1.1 Installation Options
Installation Type Description
Single Agent Windows
MSI Installer
Allows you to run the installer, entering the information as prompted. Also,
you can modify the Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) file, using an MSI
editor, to include your organization’s configuration. The
.msi file can be
delivered by using a login script, Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO),
or other remote software installation method. The method eliminates the
need to physically visit each target computer.
Single Agent Windows
x64 MSI Installer
Allows you to run the installer, entering the information as prompted. Also,
you can modify the Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) file, using an MSI
editor, to include your organization’s configuration. The
.msi file can be
delivered by using a login script, Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO),
or other remote software installation method.
Single Agent Installer for
Linux/Unix/Mac/Netware
Allows you to run the installer, entering the information as prompted. You
can also perform a silent installation using
rsh or ssh .
Single Agent Installer for
Windows Vista
Allows you to run the installer, entering the information as prompted. Also,
you can modify the Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) file, using an MSI
editor, to include your organization’s configuration. The
.msi file can be
delivered by using a login script, Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO),
or other remote software installation method.
Warning: Regardless of the installation method it is vital that, when installing agents,
you enter the same serial number used to install your server. Failure to do so could lock
out the PLUS_AGENT user account disabling ALL agent communication.

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Supported Operating Systems (ZENworks Patch Management
Agent)
The following table lists the supported platforms on which the ZENworks Patch Management Agent
6.4 is supported.
Supported Languages
ZENworks Patch Management Agent 6.4 is supported on the following languages:
en-AU: English (Australia)
en-BZ: English (Belize)
Table 1.2ZENworks Patch Management Agent 6.4 Supported Platforms
Operating
System
OS
Versions OS Edition OS Data Width
Processor
Family
Processor
Data
Width
Min.
JRE
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 -
10.4.10
All 32/64 bit x86(Intel)/
PowerPC
32/64 bit 1.4.0+
HP-UX 11.00 -
11.23
All 64 bit PA-RISC 64 bit 1.4.0+
IBM AIX 5.1 - 5.3 All 32/64 bit PowerPC 32/64 bit 1.4.0+
Microsoft
Windows 9x
98 Second
Edition
All 32 bit x86 32 bit N/A
Microsoft
Windows NT
4.0 SP6A -
2003 R2
All
(1)
32/64 bit x86 32/64 bit N/A
Microsoft
Windows XP
All Professional
(2)
32/64 bit x86 32/64 bit N/A
Microsoft
Windows Vista
(3)
All All 32/64 bit x86 32/64 bit N/A
Novell Netware 6.5 All 32 bit x86 32 bit 1.3.0+
Novell SUSE
Linux
9 - 10 Enterprise 32/64 bit x86 32/64 bit 1.4.0+
Red Hat Linux 2.1 - 4 Enterprise AS,
ES, WS
32/64 bit x86 32/64 bit 1.4.0+
Sun Solaris 2.6 - 10 All 32/64 bit SPARC/x86 32/64 bit 1.4.0+
(1) Datacenter edition is not supported
(2) Home, Media Center and Tablet PC editions are not supported
(3) Windows Vista support requires .NET 3.0

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en-CA: English (Canada)
en-JM: English (Jamaica)
en-NZ: English (New Zealand)
en-ZA: English (South Africa)
en-GB: English (United Kingdom)
en-US: English (United States)
es-ES: Spanish (Spain)
fi-FI: Finnish (Finland)
fr-FR: French (France)
de-DE: German (Germany)
it-IT: Italian (Italy)
ja-JP: Japanese (Japan)
ko-KR: Korean (Korea)
nl-NL: Dutch (Netherlands)
pt-BE: Portuguese (Brazil)
sv-SE: Swedish (Sweden)
zh-CN: Chinese (Simplified)
zh-CHS: Chinese (Simplified)
zh-TW: Chinese (Traditional)
zh-CHT: Chinese (Traditional)
Requirements
The following section lists the hardware and software requirements for the Agent.
Agent for Windows
•Local or Domain Administrator or Administrator equivalent
•500 MHz Processor or higher
•256 MB RAM
Note: You must disable any virus-scanning software prior to the installation of the
Novell ZENworks Patch Management Agent for Windows. Failure to do so may result in
an unsuccessful agent installation.
Warning: The install (and uninstall) must be done by a Administrator or Administrator
equivalent.

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•20 MB of free disk space for agent installation
•A single 10 Mbps network connection (with access to the Update Server)
•Sufficient free disk space to download and install patches (varies dependent upon size of patch)
•Windows Installer 2.0 or higher
•Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher if using SSL)
•Network connectivity to your ZENworks Patch Management Server (6.4 or higher)
Agent for Linux, UNIX, Mac, and Netware
•Superuser privileges on the target machine
•2 MB of free disk space for agent installation
•500 MHz or greater processor
•256 MB RAM
•10 Mbps network connection (with access to the Update Server)
•Sufficient free disk space to download and install patches
•Network connectivity to your ZENworks Patch Management Server
•Presence of /tmp directory ( /var/tmp directory on Solaris) for temporary file storage and
processing.
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.