Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Server 6.4 SP1 Update 2

  • Document ID:7001095
  • Creation Date:05-Aug-2008
  • Modified Date:30-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      ZENworks Patch Management

Environment

Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.4 - ZPM6.4

Situation

Applies To:
Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Server 6.4 SP1 (6.4.2.1378)

This TID contains a summary of the fixes included in the ZPM Update Server 6.4 SP1 Update 2.
 
Updates released for the ZPM Update Server are designed to install on Update Server 6.4 Service Pack 1. Other components may be updated in these Updates but the installer will determine when those specific updates are necessary.
 
Updates include any previous released items, but do not include Service Packs or Patches. They will also be included in a future patch release or the next major version.
Notes:
  • It is recommended that updates be tested before entering production environments.
  • Updates cannot be uninstalled via Add/Remove Programs.
  • Update 1 is included in this update. Please see TID 7000577 for information about Update 1.
 
 
Hotfixes Included
Defect ID
Component
Summary
44796
Update Server
Vulnerability Replication may take a long time to complete after a reset
45519
Update Server
Update Server ISAPI can occur an overflow when v5.x Update Agent communicate
45967
Update Server
Detail Inventory may not match the Summary Inventory on drill-through
46012
Update Server
IP Grouping may produce high CPU utilization or deadlocks on large installations
46287
Update Server
Communication Interval may not been shown correctly in the Device Information
47024
Update Server
Vulnerabilities does not produce a GroupID that be drilled through into Vulnerability Detail
48052
Update Server
Deployment Wizard, Vulnerability, Device, and Group Page can be slow to load with a large number of groups
48371
SCM
If Fast Path is enabled new policies may not be applied
48437
SCM
Some packages may go into a Not Cached state when others are requested
48453
SCM
Access denied when information is written to the PatchLink event log
 

Resolution

FAQ
 
How do I obtain Update 2?
  • Update 2 (Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update 2 for SP1.zip) can be obtained from Novell Support patches download page.

How will I know if this patch is applied successfully?
  • Besides addressing the issue above there are a few DLL changes that can be tracked, see the matrix below for details. The time references are in MST (UTC-07:00).
 
File Name
File Location
Version
Date
Time
Size
PatchLink.Update.Net.dll
%ProgramFiles%\Novell\ZENworks Patch Management Server\Webroot\bin\
6.4.2.1383
21-July-2008
11:35 AM
2,191,360
GravitixISAPI.dll
%ProgramFiles%\Novell\ZENworks Patch Management Server\Webroot\Update\
6.4.2.379
01-July-2008
10:35 AM
417,792
 
Where are the installation logs placed during execution?
  • The installer will create a log at %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\PatchLink\Logs\Update Server 6.4 SP1 Update 2\

Change Log

25-Feb-2010  tgordon  Updated patch url to point to https://download.novell.com/patch/finder/
13 - Jan - 09  tgordon - updated download url of new build.
20-Feb-09 tgordon - fixed the url link to a hyperlink