The following scenarios depict the rules of thumb to be followed for deploying ZENworks 10 Configuration Management SP3:
Consider a scenario consisting of only one major location with 1,500 devices. To deploy ZENworks Configuration Management in this scenario, you should consider two Primary Servers to provide fault tolerance and load balancing, and any of the supported databases. Even though Sybase is sufficient for your requirements, you can choose Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle, especially if growth is a future consideration.
In this scenario, there is no need for Satellite servers but you must carefully monitor the overall system performance and add Primary Servers, if necessary.
Consider a scenario consisting of one major location, several remote locations, and more than 1,500 devices. To deploy ZENworks Configuration Management in this scenario, you must consider the following:
A minimum of three Primary Servers. You must plan to initially deploy three Primary Servers to provide a robust core infrastructure. If necessary, you can scale it back at a later time.
Enterprise-ready database infrastructure, based on either Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle.
Satellite Servers deployed to remote sites. Based on the size of the sites and Satellite roles, you can host the Satellite services on server class or workstation class devices. If User Sources are used, it is recommended to enable and configure the Authentication Role at the Satellite Server and have the server point to a local replica or domain for user and group object information.