Bundles with an availability schedule do not run when in the schedule

  • 7014152
  • 20-Nov-2013
  • 19-Dec-2013

Environment

Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2 Bundles

Situation

Bundles with an availability schedule do not run when in the schedule, with zmd-messages.log showing the following exception:
[DEBUG] [<Date>] [1804] [ZenworksWindowsService] [22] [] [BundleManager] [] [Launch Exception type: APP_NOT_IN_AVAILABILITY_SCHEDULE] [] [] 
[DEBUG] [<Date>] [1804] [ZenworksWindowsService] [22] [username] [BundleManager] [] [The launch exception reason is APP_NOT_IN_AVAILABILITY_SCHEDULE] [] [] 

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.