Novell subscription replication creates corrupted rpms in the content-repo

  • 7014080
  • 11-Nov-2013
  • 19-Dec-2013

Environment

Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2 Subscription Replication

Situation

Network interruption during a subscription replication can create corrupt RPMs in the content-repo. These RPMs are not replicated in the next replication schedule:
[DEBUG] [5/14/13 2:25:09 PM] [] [Loader.Content Sync] [7746] [] [ContentSyncThreadWorker, checksum did not match for: bef2b28484f48bcc7b8ebe3dc7a63a9d, Expected: da80f8e0b9a85c913695179479538597eecc431cb36f38d0e11325ea501a54d2, Found: 27c191d7f8b5016db1302afd4b1aa15e37952233199c0e0f11b7142d39fa4162] [] []

Resolution

A fix for this issue is intended to be included in a future update to the product: however, in the interim, Novell has made a Patch available for testing, as part of a Monthly patch update: it can be obtained at https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=Rbs5fYlojj0~ as "ZCM 11.2.4 Monthly Update 1 - see TID 7014163". This update should only be applied if the symptoms above are being experienced, and are causing problems.

Please report any problems encountered when using this Patch, by using the feedback link on this TID.

If it is not possible to upgrade to ZCM 11.2.4 Monthly Update 1, then for ZCM 11.2.4, Novell has made a Patch available for testing, in the form of a Field Test File (FTF): it can be obtained at https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=e-OtNFj-AWI~ as "ZCM 11.2.4 fix for Novell subscription replication creates corrupted RPMs - see TID 7014080". This Patch should only be applied if the symptoms above are being experienced, and are causing problems.

This Patch has had limited testing, and should not be used in a production system without first being checked in a test environment. Some Patches have specific requirements for deployment, it is very important to follow any instructions in the readme at the download site. Please report any problems encountered when using this Patch, by using the feedback link on this TID.