Novell ZENworks 7 Suite with Support Pack 1

Download and Installation

licensing zenworks 7 products

Each of the following Novell® ZENworks® 7 Suite with Support Pack 1 (SP1) products can be used for a 90-day evaluation period (except for the Asset Inventory Component of ZENworks 7.5 Asset Management, which can be used for a 60-day evaluation period) before you need to either discontinue using it or license it:

• Desktop Management with SP1
• Desktop Management Services with SP1 on Linux
• Server Management with SP1
• Handheld Management with SP1
• Asset Inventory Component of ZENworks 7.5 Asset Management (activating ZENworks license code enables Asset Inventory component only)
• Patch Management

If you license the software, you will be given a license code to continue using it. No reinstallation of the software is required.

downloading the zenworks 7 suite with support pack 1 software

1. On the Novell ZENworks 7 Downloads page, click the Download button next to a file you want.
2. Follow the onscreen prompts to download the file to a directory on your machine.
3. Repeat from Step 1 until you have downloaded all the files you need.

The columns in the table below list the ISO images you should download in order to run or evaluate a given licenseable product within the ZENworks product line. The rows in the table, when matched to column heads, show the software components that are included in a licenseable product. Shaded cells indicate that the component or ISO is not available for that scenario.

IMPORTANT: Novell eDirectory™ 8.8.1 is included on the ZENworks 7 with SP1 Companion 1 CD as part of the ZENworks 7 Suite with Support Pack 1 media kit. No license file is required for eDirectory when included in this product bundle (product entitlement is included as part of the ZENworks 7 Suite with SP1 license). eDirectory licenses are not upgradeable.

IMPORTANT: ZENworks 7 Patch Management requires an evaluation license in order to run. To obtain an evaluation license for ZENworks Patch Management, go to the Novell Downloads Web site (http://download.novell.com), search for "patch management," and follow the ZENworks Patch Management Evaluation link to a page where you can download zen7_with_sp1_patchmgmt.iso. You are also directed to open a link to a page where a system-generated, 90-day, 100-device license code/serial number is available. Copy this code/serial number for later use during the installation process of the ZENworks Patch Management product.

installing the zenworks 7 suite with support pack 1

For complete installation instructions for each of the suite's capabilities, see the respective installation manuals on the Web:

• Desktop Management (also includes information about Desktop Management Services with SP1 on Linux)
• Server Management
• Handheld Management
• Linux Management (ZENworks 7 Linux Management, Interim Release 1 changes)
• Asset Inventory component of Asset Management
• Data Management
• Instant Messenger
• Personality Migration
• Software Packaging
• Patch Management
  • Agent Installation
  • Server Installation

known issues

For a list of known issues for each of the suite's capabilities, see the respective readme files on the Web:

• Desktop Management (also includes information about Desktop Management Services on Linux)
• Server Management
• Handheld Management
• Linux Management (Interim Release 1 changes only)
• Asset Inventory component of Asset Management
• Data Management
• Instant Messenger
• Personality Migration
• Software Packaging
• Patch Management

legal notices

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