In addition to the code fixes that are part of any ZENworks Support Pack, ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP1 includes the following new or enhanced items:
The Support Pack 1 installation program is modeled after the original ZENworks 6.5 installation program, but some of the original options are not available. The program scans for an existing ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management installation on servers you designate for the upgrade. Only previously installed 6.5 Desktop Management components are eligible for the upgrade. For more information, see Upgrading to ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Support Pack 1.
The Desktop Management Agent Distributor in Support Pack 1 has been enhanced to allow distribution of the Desktop Management Agent from a Windows workstation that is a member of a Windows workgroup to other workstations that are members of the same workgroup. The administrator can specify the IP addresses of the target Windows workstations where he or she wants to push the Desktop Management Agent.
For more information about this functionality of the distributor, see Using the Desktop Management Agent Distributor to Deploy the Agent to Workstations in a Windows Workgroup.
ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Support Pack 1 supports workstations using Windows XP Service Pack 2. ZENworks components have been tested on workstations running this operating system.
Workstation Management in ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP1 provides the following new features or enhancements:
New functionality has been added to ZENworks 6.5 SP1 to check the operating system version and support pack level while editing group policies. For more information, see "Windows XP SP2 and ZENworks 6.5 Windows Group Policies" under "ZENworks Windows Group Policy (User and Workstation Packages)" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.
Application Management in ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP1 provides the following new features or enhancements:
Windows XP SP2 adds a fourth component to a Windows Operating System version (for example 5.1.1287.1120). ZENworks 6.5 SP1 Application Management now supports this fourth component.
For older applications with only three components in an Operating System version, ZENworks Desktop Management adds a zero (0) in the fourth component position. When the legacy requirement setting is imported into the distribution rules, ZENworks changes the fourth number from a 0 (zero) to a wildcard value, or "x." This functionality creates a potential issue if you want to perform an Equal to: = compare operation in an Operating System version distribution rule --- when the wildcard value does not exactly match the specified value in the fourth component.
New functionality has been added so that you can specify whether to include subdirectories when you copy a directory to a workstation. For more information, see the Add > Directory section in "Application Files" under "Distribution Options Tab" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.
Because of changes in ZENworks 6.5 Support Pack 1 (SP1) to provide improved security, the way that ZENworks assigns file system rights to the NAL cache directory has changed. For more information, see "Understanding File System Rights to the NAL Cache in ZENworks 6.5 and in ZENworks 6.5 Support Pack 1 (SP1)" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.
ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Workstation Imaging did not support Workstation Imaging in a Novell Cluster Services, but Support Pack 1 now supports Workstation Imaging using Preboot Services.
For more information, see Configuring ZENworks 6.5 Workstation Imaging in a ZENworks Support Pack for a Novell Cluster Services Environment of this guide.
Remote Management in ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP1 provides the following new features or enhancements:
You can now install Remote Management in a Novell Clustering Services environment. For more information, see Installing in a Novell Cluster Services Environment.
Workstation Inventory in ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP1 provides the following new features or enhancements:
You can now install Workstation Inventory in a Novell Clustering Services environment. For more information, see Installing in a Novell Cluster Services Environment.
Following enhancements have been made to the ZENworks software dictionary:
For more information, see "Workstation Inventory" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.
The inventory scanner now collects information about the latest virus definition date and version that are installed on the inventoried servers for the following product versions:
ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP1 provides easy-to-use views that allow you to retrieve inventory information from the Inventory database without using the CIM schema. These views are predefined device-specific views that are automatically created in the Inventory database after you install the Workstation Inventory component of ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP1.
For more information, see "Workstation Inventory" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.
You can now install Workstation Inventory in a Novell Clustering Services environment. For more information, see Installing in a Novell Cluster Services Environment.
Following enhancements have been made to the ZENworks software dictionary:
For more information, see "Workstation Inventory" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.
The inventory scanner now collects information about the latest virus definition date and version that are installed on the inventoried servers for the following product versions:
ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP1 provides easy-to-use views that allow you to retrieve inventory information from the Inventory database without using the CIM schema. These views are predefined device-specific views that are automatically created in the Inventory database after you install the Workstation Inventory component of ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP1.
For more information, see "Workstation Inventory" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.