Windows 7 Deployment with ZCM11

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Roel van BuerenROVABU NetWorks BV

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Novell ZENworks Product Portfolio

ZCM History• 10.0 released in August 2007• 10.1 released in August 2008• 10.2 released in May 2009• 10.3 released in December 2009• 11.0 to be released end 2010 (November 11th)

ZCM Release Candidate 1

ZENworks Virtual Appliance• Maximizes your existing

virtualization investments• Comprehensive, all-in-one

endpoint management solution

ZENworks Virtual Appliance• VMWare ESX-based virtual appliance of ZCM

(ZCM, ZPM, ZAM) for deployment, reducing overall rollout times

• Built on top of SUSE Studio, industry's fastest growing appliance program (www.susestudio.com) -- 250,000 appliances built to date!

ZENworks Virtual Appliance• Cost effective deployment option reduces costs• No HW builds, OS / app installs, or Microsoft

CALs required• Plug and play – no installation necessary

ZCM 11 • General Enhancements• New UI and icons• New Imaging Bundle flags• Asset Inventory,

Hyper-V and IPMI support

Architectural Changes• 64-Bit JVM• Allows the ZCM server code to access > 4GB of ram• Tomcat 6.0• Upgraded to latest version for support reasons• Changes to the ZENworks Adaptive Agent (ZAA)• .NET Agent for Windows• Now uses .NET 3.51 Framework• Was required by the ZESM 4.1 Client code that was added to the Agent• And the XPlat (cross platform) Agent for Linux• Written in Java on the OSGI Framework for portability• In SP1 time frame will run on Mac and Solaris• ZESM functionality as a Core Agent Component• Notion of “location” cuts across all features of the ZAA• Replaces Closest Server Rules

Architectural Changes• Changes to System Update• If System Update detects a 64-bit OS running on a 64-bit box, JVM and Java Libraries are

upgraded to 64-bit code• But on Windows Primaries and Satellites the updated 64-bit code remains in the Windows 32-bit

system folder• System Requirement has been added for updating existing ZAA• Used to check for .NET 3.51 Framework being installed on managed device• Allows Linux Devices to be known by NCC without direct contact• Customer must purchase maintenance entitlement in order for System Update to get patches

from NCC• Is required to move from ZCM 11 to ZCM 11 SP1• A Primary will need access to the Internet• Or download a zip file from NCC and import it into the zone

Integrated Endpoint Security• Integrated Endpoint Security• Modular, plural policies provides greater flexibility and control• Location Awareness Across Entire Product Line• Provides greater control and management for the mobile user• Connects the user to local resources based on location • Define endpoint throttling rates based on the location's bandwidth

considerations• Enforce policies or access to applications to only when the device is in a

specific location

Integrated Endpoint Security

Create New Policy

USB Connectivity Policy

Windows Configuration Policies

Local File Rights Policy

Printer Policy

Power Management Policy

vPro/iAMT support

vPro/iAMT support in ZCM11

vPro/iAMT support

Devices and Users

Devices

Servers

Workstations

User Source

Deploying Windows 7

Windows 7 Training and Resource Kits

Install Windows WAIK

Windows Deployment

ImageX and 3rd Party Imaging

Novell Preboot Services Menu

ImageX and 3rd Party Imaging

Windows Deployment

Smart Windows Deployment

ENGL Imaging Toolkit 6.0.4

ENGL Imaging Toolkit

Windows Media

Windows Licensing

ZENworks Agent install

Active Directory join

ZIM 6.0

Restoring Windows 7 32 bit base image

Windows Bundles

Bundle Changes• No more directive and file

bundles • Replaced by Action Types

Bundle and Policy Change Management

• Provides ability to properly test changes to bundles and policies prior to distributing them to production devices

• Introduces published and sandbox versions of content

• Only devices or users flagged as “test” use the sandbox version

Bundles

MSIwisdom

Bundles

Migration Utilities

Migration Utility

ZENworks Asset Management Migration Utility

ZENworks Migration Utility

Asset Management

Patch Management

Software Packaging

AdminStudio Comparison Chart

AdminStudio Standard Edition

ZENworks Application Virtualization

System Update

System Update• In ZENworks 11 or later, you need to activate the

System Update entitlement to obtain updates to the ZENworks 11 software on a timely basis.

• Before activating the entitlement, ensure that the Primary Server you want to use to activate the entitlement can communicate with the NCC server.

Novell Subscription

System Update

Novell Service Desk

Novell Service Desk• Single solution with two editions that address

different requirements– Novell Service Desk - Incident management• For I.T departments focused on day to day operations

– Novell Service Desk - ITIL service management– For I.T departments focused on providing long term

services to the rest of the organization

Novell Service Desk• Move between editions easily by entering a new

license key• No re-installed necessary• Every ZENworks Configuration Management

customer with current maintenance will receive two free licenses of Novell Service Desk - Incident management

Novell Service Desk

ITIL certifications• 11 ITIL v3 processes certified externally

– Request fulfillment– Incident management– Problem management– Change management– Knowledge management– Service level management– Service Catalog– Service Portfolio– Financial management– Release and deployment management

Links• http://www.novell.com/solutions/endpoint-man

agement/• http://www.rovabunetworks.nl• http://www.msiwisdom.com• http://www.slideshare.net/rovabu

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