Windows 98 System Requirement is migrated as NT requirement

  • 7003993
  • 28-Jul-2009
  • 30-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management with Support Pack 2 - 10.2 Migration
Novell ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 - ZfD4.0.1
Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Support Pack 2 - ZDM6.5 SP2
Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Support Pack 1 - ZDM7 SP1

Situation

Application has Availability set for Windows 98, in Legacy settings or Distribution rules.

Migrated bundle shows System Requirement for NT (>= 4.0)

Migrated bundle shows 2 System Requirements the same


Resolution

This is fixed in version 10.2.2 - see KB 7004803 "ZENworks 10 Configuration Management 10.2.2 - update information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support

Workaround:
either delete the Windows 98 requirement before migration, or delete the surplus requirement after migration

Additional Information

The migration utility is migrating the Windows 98 requirement as a requirement for NT.

Migrating an application with default legacy settings results in 2 System Requirements joined by "and": if the Legacy settings are imported, the two requirements are joined by "or"