Environment
Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management 11.2
Novell ZENworks Patch Management 11
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2
Novell ZENworks Asset Management 11.2
Novell ZENworks Patch Management 11
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2
Novell ZENworks Asset Management 11.2
Situation
Whenever a Primary server is upgraded, the zman-config.properties file (see "Files" in the zman reference at https://www.novell.com/documentation/zenworks11/zen11_utils/data/bookinfo.html) is overwritten, losing any customization.
If the server uses a non-standard port (not 80 and 443, such as with OES) and the GLOBAL_OPTIONS_FILE parameter is used to specify the port, then after an upgrade, zman may fail with the error
Error:Could not connect to the ZENworks Server using SSL. If you are connecting to a server on a different management zone, use the --cleartext option to connect without SSL because zman will not be able to validate the servers certificate. If the ZENworks Server is running on a port other than 443, use the --port option to specify the correct port. Note that the ZENworks Servers on the OES platform are usually configured on a different port because the port 443 is in use by another application.
If the server uses a non-standard port (not 80 and 443, such as with OES) and the GLOBAL_OPTIONS_FILE parameter is used to specify the port, then after an upgrade, zman may fail with the error
Error:Could not connect to the ZENworks Server using SSL. If you are connecting to a server on a different management zone, use the --cleartext option to connect without SSL because zman will not be able to validate the servers certificate. If the ZENworks Server is running on a port other than 443, use the --port option to specify the correct port. Note that the ZENworks Servers on the OES platform are usually configured on a different port because the port 443 is in use by another application.
Resolution
Workaround:
take a backup copy of zman-config.properties before an upgrade, and copy back afterwards
take a backup copy of zman-config.properties before an upgrade, and copy back afterwards