Boot CD detects hw differently than PXE

  • 3879458
  • 04-May-2007
  • 30-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Support Pack 2 - ZDM6.5 SP2 Imaging
Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Support Pack 2 - ZDM6.5 SP2 PreBoot Services (PXE)
Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management - ZDM7 Imaging
Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management - ZDM7 PreBoot Services (PXE)

Situation

When the boot CD is used to perform automatic imaging, the hardware that is detected and sent with the request for work-to-do is a different set of reported hardware information than what is sent when PXE is used to perform automatic imaging.

Resolution

For ZDM7: Fixed in ZENworks 7 with SP1 Desktop Management, available athttps://download.novell.com

For ZDM6.5 SP2: fixed in ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP2 IR1 or newer found athttps://download.novell.com

Additional Information


Formerly known as TID# 10099335 NOVL103889