An Introduction to ZENworks for Desktops

Part 1 - Installation

A demonstration of the installation of Zenworks. The trainer will demonstrate the installation of the back end server, the middle tier, how to check the middle tier was installed, then the workstation agents, and lastly the installation of the C1 update

Part 2 - Policy theory

An explanation of the theory of how policies work, Inheritance, policy states and determining effective policies. We show examples of this with precreated users and settings.

Part 3 - General Policy implementation

Details on search policies, server policies.

Part 4 - User Policies

Detail on the settings and a demonstration of the effects of the policies, covering all, but detailing dynamic local user policy, remote control policy, windows desktop preferences policy and windows group policy.

Part 5 - Workstation policies

Creating the workstation package, Remote control packages, Windows group policy packages, workstation inventory packages, workstation manager agent.

Part 6 - Application Distribution.

Viewing the Applications via Nal, Application explorer and Application browser. Configuration options for all of these. Distributing an application to users.

Part 7 - Configuring application delivery options.

Configuring the distribution options for an application, such as application dependancies, environment variables, system requirements, automated distribution of applications, Lights out distribution.

Part 8 - Running the application, ensuring the applications availability

Initial running, repair and uninstall. Application fault tolerance.