Environment
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management with Support Pack 1 -
10.1 Zman
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11 Zman
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.1 Zman
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2 Zman
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11 Zman
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.1 Zman
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2 Zman
Situation
After restoring a server with the command
zman zenserver-restore <file path>
the DeviceGuid and DeviceData should be those from the backup, but they are the same as before the restore
zman zenserver-restore <file path>
the DeviceGuid and DeviceData should be those from the backup, but they are the same as before the restore
Resolution
For Windows servers: This is fixed in version 10.1.2 - see KB 7001914 "ZENworks 10
Configuration Management 10.1.2" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support
After applying this update, if a restore is performed on a Windows server, the Novell ZENworks Embedded Data store service has to be started manually.
For Linux servers: This is fixed in version 11.2.1 - see KB 7010042 "ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2.1 - update information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7010042
After applying this update, if a restore is performed on a Windows server, the Novell ZENworks Embedded Data store service has to be started manually.
For Linux servers: This is fixed in version 11.2.1 - see KB 7010042 "ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2.1 - update information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7010042
Additional Information
The restore is correctly restoring the DeviceGuid and DeviceData,
but the Agent is overwriting them.