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Novell ZENworks, Windows Installer & AdminStudio: basics
 Coursecode: ISCASZEN

 

Target Audience:
 ZENworks administrators & ZENworks specialists (3.2 and up).

 Are you feeling ZEN on your MSI knowledge ? ...We are !

This 3 day course will provide you with a hands-on environment where you will gain the basic knowledge on MSI technology, Windows Installer Service, skills needed to repackage traditional setups into MSIs, rapidly customize them using AdminStudio and distribute these using Novell ZENworks.

You will be joining the first two days of the regular AdminStudio training course covering all the Windows Installer basics & fundamentals of packaging with AdminStudio. On Friday you will return to learn the ZENworks consequences for your packaging environment.

 General Information:
  • Course is provided in Dutch language
  • All courses are from 09.00 - 17.00
  • Computers provided for hands-on learning
  • Refreshments served daily
About the trainers:
 The instructors enjoy an extensive ZENworks, Windows Installer, MSI and AdminStudio background.

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Course description:

Total course fee:
Novell ZENworks, Windows Installer & AdminStudio: basics (Monday, Tuesday, Friday) € 1.695,00 (3 days)
AdminStudio: completing the repackaging fundamentals for ZENworks users (Wednesday, Thursday) € 1.295,00 (2 days)
Novell ZENworks with AdminStudio (Friday) € 650,00  (1 day)

 

Course outline:

View contents of this course in pdf format or read the content below:

 

Topics covered in this three day course:

Topics covered in these days
Introduction
  • PDS, ZENWorks, InstallShield

What is MSI?

  • Technology behind Windows Installer
  • Making sense of Windows Installer 
  • MSI, MST, MSP, MSM
  • msiexec parameters, Windows service
  • ORCA

ZENworks and MSI

  • ZENworks for Desktops 4.0, 6.5 and 7.0; the differences and similarities between ZENworks versions regarding MSI 
  • ZENworks Imaging
  • ZENworks, Group Policies and MSI 
  • ZENworks, Middle Tierand MSI
  • ZENworks for Servers and TED 
  • ZENworks Pre-install
  • ZENworks and Thin Client
    (Citrix, Terminal Server    )

AdminStudio

AdminStudio ZENworks edition

  • Tuner
  • Repackager and Global Exclusions editor
  • Distribution wizard

AdminStudio Full version

  • InstallShield Professional
  • Conflict solver
  • Quality monitor
 ZENworks and MSI – exercises & practical examples

Tuning

  • Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional and Adobe Reader 7.0 deployment 
  • McAfee VirusScan 
  • Microsoft Office deployment 
  • J2RE 
  • ZENworks agents 
  • GroupWise 7 
  • OpenOffice
  • Macromedia Shockwave and Flash

Repackaging

  • Firefox
  • WinAmp

Troubleshooting

  • User interface sequence
  • Interface level 
  • MSI error codes
  • MSI Logfile viewer
  • ZENworks error logging
  • Self repair
  • Elevated privileges, administrative rights (installing and running applications)
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