After the collection client receives its needed updated files it returns back to an Invalid state

  • 3635591
  • 28-Feb-2007
  • 27-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7 - ZAM7 SP1

Situation

After the collection client receives its needed updated files it returns back to an Invalid state. This process continues in a constant loop. Within the Process control panel, View Detailed status, you will see the client status go from Upgrading back to an Invalid state.

Resolution

Fixed in ZAM 7.0 IR 9.
If downloading the Interim Release manually from
https://download.novell.com, the filename is ZAM700SP1ir9.EXE. The Interim releases can also be set up within the ZAM Manager for the Task server to check the site on a scheduled basis, and download and apply them automatically. Please refer to the Help Section for details of how to set up automatic downloads if desired.

Each interim release is cumulative. If Interim Release 9 is not available due to a newer interim release being placed on the website, be assured that the code needed is in the later release.
If unable to apply the update you can try the workaround as described below:
a) There is an immediate workaround for you to try. If your intention is not to do any scans in the immediate future, then what you need to do is to disable the schedule. The easiest way to do this would be edit the schedule's ending
date to a past date. Wait a few minutes and refresh the Process Control Panel with the Option Sets tab visible. After a minute, the schedule show change to black (instead of green) indicating that the schedule is disabled.

b) Another workaround, if your intention is to do scans, edit the option set and check the collector option so that the collector will run. You will also need to stop and restart the collection server service.