Environment
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management with Support Pack 1 -
10.1 System Update
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management 10.1.2
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management 10.1.2
Situation
When applying an update to 10.1.2 or higher, (for Windows servers, this is , after the server reboots,) the
agent deployment packages are rebuilt, this is different to earlier versions.
With the upgrade to 10.1.2, there is no indication that this is happening.
With the upgrade to 10.1.2, there is no indication that this is happening.
Resolution
This is fixed in version 10.1.3 - see KB 7002526 "ZENworks 10 Configuration Management 10.1.3" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support
With 10.1.3 onwards, a separate status of "Rebuilding Deployment Packages" is shown
With 10.1.3 onwards, a separate status of "Rebuilding Deployment Packages" is shown
Additional Information
The behavior with 10.1.2 onwards is different to previous versions.
Previously, updates would need to be "baselined" before the
deployment packages were upgraded (this is to minimise the chance
that a newer agent would register with a server running an older
version). Now, the agent packages are rebuilt at the end of the
update process on each server. If the process is interrupted (for
example rebooting a Linux server before the process completes), the
command
ZMAN SURP can be used - see the On-line Documentation for ZMAN at https://www.novell.com/documentation
ZMAN SURP can be used - see the On-line Documentation for ZMAN at https://www.novell.com/documentation