I don't get it.

Shaun and Jeremy, thanks for that. I am not trying to setup server
referral
list and it generally works but only with my Netware server not with
OES
SLES server. I will post on Imaging forum as this thread seems to be deviating way too much :)

Andrew

"Jeremy Mlazovsky" <Jeremy.Mlaozvsky_remove@notes.udayton.edu> wrote
in
message news:BMyCi.3694$vI3.1723@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com...
> We use PXE (maybe in a different way than you do), and we have both
ZfD 7
> and ZCM working.
>
> We have our network set to get PXE stuff from our ZfD 7 server. We
have a
> menu show up which gives us the option to boot using the Zfd 7
imaging
> files, or the ZCM 10 imaging files.
>
> Andrew T wrote:
>> I am going through pretty much the same at the moment, except for
we can
>> be flexible about Vista - we may or may not deploy it next year so
for
>> now we are just trying to learn a bit about ZCM ( mainly for that
very
>> reason of managing Vista as otherwise I am quite happy with ZDM ).>>
>> From what I can tell it is possible to run a mix of both but what
breaks
>> it I believe is PXE. I do not see how you can have ZDM to manage
your XP
>> clients and ZCM for Vista on the same network if you are using PXE
( and
>> who does not ). Please correct me if I am wrong.
>>
>> Given that Novell now wants us to move away from eDirectory but not
just
>> from NetWare and onto Windows servers you might as well consider
another
>> option - wait till M$ 2008 Server is out next year that will have
WDS (
>> what RIS used to be ) including Vista deployment tools, Hadware
>> Assessment, new WIM format for built-in imaging etc. If we will
need it
>> ( Windows server ) anyway there will have to be a Very Good Reason
not to
>> use all that and use ZCM instead.
>>
>> When I installed my first ZCM server ( which incidentally runs on
my
>> first SLES10 VM on XEN, I installed everything remotely from ISO )
I was
>> like 'wow', it all went smoothly and the product looks sleek and
all, and
>> my Windows 2K3 server that I am using for testing purposes is also
a VM
>> running on that same XEN box. It is a steep learning curve and I
had to
>> make an effort to get my head around some new concepts, it hardly
can be
>> done without runnig a test box. Apart from the initial 'wow factor'
it
>> still remains to be seeing how good the product actually is ..
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> "James Moots" <jfmoots@marysville.k12.oh.us> wrote in message
>> news:LeUBi.3170$vI3.2877@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com...
>>> I've been with Zen since Zen 1.0. I'm a little confused.
>>>
>>> I manage a school district. Currently we use Zen for Desktops very

>>> heavily. I love it, it works perfect, but I need to deliver apps
to
>>> Vista and image Vista.
>>>
>>> If I understand correctly the only way to do this is to upgrade to
Zen
>>> 10. I understand I need to add a windows server to the mix for the

>>> central Zen server but then what happens to all of my Netware
boxes in
>>> each building. Will they have their Zen components upgraded as
well.
>>>
>>> What about the Zenworks agent on the workstations? Will it
continue to
>>> use my Zen 7 apps and also use the Zen 10 stuff?
>>>
>>> What about imaging? Do the imaging components on all the local
Netware
>>> servers get upgraded?
>>>
>>> What about the remote control functionality? We use that heavily
right
>>> now. Will we still be able to remote control workstations.
>>>
>>> Point blank... Novell had confused the hell out of me. The
documentation
>>> is written in a way that is totally confusing to a Zenworks for
Desktops
>>> guy like me. I honestly don't understand exactly what Zen 10 is. I

>>> thought it was our source for managing Vista but it seems it's
something
>>> different...
>>>
>>