Distributor Generates a 0.0.0.0 as its IP address

  • 7002842
  • 27-Mar-2009
  • 30-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell ZENworks 6.5 Server Management - ZfS6.5
Novell ZENworks 7 Server Management - ZfS7
Novell NetWare 6.5 OES
Novell NetWare 6.5 sp2 or sp3

Situation

Distributor Generates a 0.0.0.0 as its IP address
New Node Configuration for 0.0.0.0
Distributor generates a Certificate of all zeros 0.0.0.0

Resolution

Configure the Primary hosts field in your zfs-startup.xml file located in the ,installed volume>\ZENworks directory and example is below.

 

.<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Loader>
<Module>
<Class>com.novell.application.zenworks.services.webserver.ZenWebServer</Class>
</Module>
<Module>
<Class>com.novell.application.zenworks.loader.ZENLoaderXMLRPC</Class>
</Module>
<Module>
<Class>com.novell.application.servman.facilitator.Facilitator</Class>
<Parameters>
<Parameter Name="ServerDN">MIRWIN1.ema</Parameter>
</Parameters>
</Module>
<Module>
<Class>com.novell.application.zenworks.ted.TED</Class>
<Parameters>
<Parameter Name="Security">On</Parameter>
<Parameter Name="Version2">Off</Parameter>
<Parameter Name="HTTP">Off</Parameter>
<Parameter Name="PrimaryHost">137.65.215.139</Parameter>
<Parameter Name="Hosts" />
<Parameter Name="Domain">NEBARE-TREE</Parameter>
<Parameter Name="DistributorDN">midas-Distributor_MIRWIN1.ema</Parameter>
<Parameter Name="Password">distributor_password</Parameter>
<Parameter Name="Database">Server Management Database_MIRWIN1.ema</Parameter>
<Parameter Name="eDirectoryServers">
<Value>mirwin1.provo.novell.com</Value>
</Parameter>
</Parameters>
</Module>
<Log>sys:\zenworks\zfs-startup.log</Log>
</Loader>

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For ZSM7: Fixed in ZENworks 7 with SP1 Server Management, available at Novell Downloads

 

For ZSM6.5 SP2: fixed in ZENworks 6.5 Server Management SP2 IR1a or newer found at Novell Downloads

Additional Information

Formerly known as TID# 10099458