Course: 3098

ZENworks 7 Desktop Configuration Management Administration

Course Outline

Duration: 5 Days

Description: Novell ZENworks Configuration Management features a unique policy-based approach to automate software setup, updates, healing and desktop migration in your enterprise. Through policy-based automation, you can reduce IT efforts, relax IT skill requirements and optimize the value of your IT assets. The key to using Novell ZENworks Configuration Management is understanding what policy-based administration is and how to make it work to your advantage. Taking Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Administration (Course 3098) provides you with knowledge and skills you need to install, configure, and perform basic administrative tasks with the product.

Prerequisites: You should have a basic understanding of the network and networking (as introduced in the CompTIA Network+ certification). In addition, you should be familiar with the fundamentals of administering Novell eDirectory.

Course Objectives: During this course, you will learn how to complete the following tasks

* Perform a standard installation

* Perform an unattended installation

* Register workstations

* Manage simple software distribution & bundling

* Configure policy management

* Image computers with Novell ZENworks Configuration Management

* Configure data and inventory collection

Course Contents:

This course covers a broad range of topics:

• Installing Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management
• Registering Workstations
• Managing Discovery Deployment
• Configuring Remote Management
• Configuring Software Packaging
• Understanding Software Bundling
• Managing Software Distribution
• Configuring Management Policies
• Imaging Computers with Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management
• Managing Data and Inventory Collection
• Using Reporting in Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management