Obtaining Updated Software Inventory Dictionary for ZENworks 6.5 & ZENworks 7

  • Document ID:3709789
  • Creation Date:20-Sep-2007
  • Modified Date:29-Apr-2013
    • Micro Focus Products:
      ZENworks Desktop Management
      ZENworks Server Management

Environment

Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management
Novell ZENworks 6.5 SP1 Desktop Management
Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management
Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management with SP1
Novell ZENworks 6.5 Server Management
Novell ZENworks 6.5 SP1 Server Management
Novell ZENworks 7 Server Management
Novell ZENworks 7 Server Management with SP1

Situation

Obtaining Updated Software Inventory Dictionary for ZENworks 6.5& ZENworks 7

Resolution

Updates to the Software Dictonary in ZENworks 6.5 and ZENworks 7 can be obtained at Novell Downloads. Note that these updates are not applicable to ZENworks Asset Inventory.

Installation Instructions:
1. On every inventory server that is not configured to automatically download dictionary updates, do the following:

1.1. For Windows & NetWare Servers:
Replace generaldictionary.xml and generaldictionary.xml.gz in the\zenworks\inv\server\DictDir directory with the updated versions of these files.

1.2. For Linux Servers:
Replace generaldictionary.xml and generaldictionary.xml.gz in the /opt/novell/zenworks/inv/server/DictDir directory with the updated versions of these files.

Additional Information


Formerly known as TID# 10093255 and NOVL97337