Novell ZENWORKS PATCH MANAGEMENT 6.4 - S Instruction Manual

Release Notes
ZENworks Patch Management Server v6.4

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ZENworks Patch Management Server v6.4 - Release Notes
Release Notes
Server Requirements
Minimum Hardware Requirements
The hardware requirements for Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.4 vary
depending upon the number of devices you manage. As the device count increases, so do the
requirements. The following, minimum hardware requirements, will support up to 250 devices:
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 6.4 is supported on the following Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows Server ™ 2003, Web Edition with SP1 or later
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition with SP1 or later
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition with SP1or later
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition (SP2 optional but recommended)
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition (SP2 optional but recommended)
Note: For optimal performance please refer to the settings defined under “Recommended
Configuration”.
Warning: Novell ZENworks Patch Management must be installed on an Operating
System that is not a domain controller and uses any English locale (en-US, en-UK, en-
CA, etc.) in its default configuration.

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Other Software Requirements
Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.4 requires the following software:
Microsoft® Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0
Microsoft® .NET Framework version 1.1 SP1 and 2.0 (both versions are required)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or higher
Microsoft SQL Server (any version) must not be installed unless installed by a previous
version of ZENworks Patch Management Server
Recommended Configuration
Novell ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.4 recommends the following hardware:
Table 0.1 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 SP2
Windows Server
2003, Web
Edition with SP2
Windows Server
2003, Web
Edition with SP2
Windows Server
2003, Standard
Edition with SP2
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.

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ZENworks Patch Management Server v6.4 - Release Notes
Compatible Products
The following Novell products are compatible with Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.4:
Agent Requirements
Agent for Windows
•Local or Domain Administrator or Administrator equivalent
•500 MHz Processor or higher
•256 MB RAM
•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)
Table 0.2 Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.4 Compatible Products
Product Name Minimum
Version
Agent Management Center 6.4
Cisco Network Admission Control 6.4
Content Update Tool 6.4
Patch Developers Kit 6.4
Remote Execution Service 6.4
Scanner Integration Module 6.4
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

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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.
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 v6.4 - Release Notes
Agent Supported Operating Systems
The following table lists the supported platforms on which the ZENworks Patch Management Agent
6.4 is supported.
Table 0.3ZENworks 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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Upgrading to ZENworks Patch Management 6.4
To Upgrade to Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.4
•Refer to the Novell Knowledgebase for detailed upgrade instructions
•Following the upgrade to ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.4, you must update your
existing agents. This can be done by manually installing the ZENworks Patch Management
Agent 6.4 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
Warning: Refer to the “Compatible Products”section of this document when planning
your upgrade to ZENworks Patch Management Server 6.4. If you have an unsupported
product installed, please contact Novell support prior to upgrading your server.
Note: Microsoft Vista is not a supported platform for the AMC.

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ZENworks Patch Management Server v6.4 - Release Notes
Minimum Installation Requirements
Single Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) Processor
512 MB of RAM
200 MB of Free Disk Space (During Installation)
100 MB of Disk Space (After Installation)
Single 100 MB NIC with access to the Internet
Local / Domain Administrator or Administrator Equivalent
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 with SP1
Supported Agent Operating Systems
The Agent Management Center will install the ZENworks Patch Management Agent on the
following platforms:
• 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: The Agent Management Center does not support installing the Novell ZENworks
Patch Management Agent on Microsoft Windows Vista.

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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
Note: Additional OS support details available from http://httpd.apache.org/
Note: Refer to http://httpd.apache.org/ for additional details.