ZENworks Configuration Management 2017 Update 4 update information and list of fixes

  • 7023612
  • 04-Jan-2019
  • 07-Feb-2019

Environment

ZENworks Configuration Management 2017 Update 4

Resolution

Version Information:


ZENworks 2017 Update 4

Platform

File Path

Version

WINDOWS

%ZENWORKS_HOME%\version.txt

17.4.0.176

LINUX

/etc/opt/novell/zenworks/version.txt

17.4.0.176








GUID for Update 4: 5017040000fc50000000002019011514

Link to "ZENworks 2017 Update 4 (17.4.0) - see TID 7023612": https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=Mj2prq8mZxU~
Link to "ZENworks 2017 Update 4 (17.4.0) ZENworks Diagnostic Center - executable and pattern file": https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WO5hc37LaL4~
Link to "ZENworks 2017 Update 4 Agent Cleanup Utility": https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=jvFcNa2qUp8~

To verify that a device has been updated to ZENworks 2017 Update 4, check the following versions:

On Primary Servers:

Product / Component Name

Windows

Linux

ZENworks Configuration Management Version

17.4.0.0

17.4.0.0

ZENworks Asset Management Version

17.4.0.173

17.4.0.173

ZENworks Patch Management Version

17.4.0.173

17.4.0.173

ZENworks EndPoint Security Management Version

17.4.0.169

17.4.0.169

ZENworks Full Disk Encryption Version

17.4.0.169

17.4.0.169

ZENworks Agent Version

17.4.0.176

17.4.0.176

ZENworks Updater Service Version

17.4.0.171

17.4.0.171















On Managed Devices:


Agent Modules

Windows

Linux

Mac

Asset Management

17.4.0.169

-

-

Bundle Management

17.4.0.169

17.4.0

17.4.0

Endpoint Security Management

17.4.0.169

-

-

Full Disk Encryption

17.4.0.169

-

-

Image Management

17.4.0.169

17.4.0

-

Inventory Management

17.4.0.169

17.4.0

17.4.0

Patch Management

17.4.0.169

17.4.0

17.4.0

Policy Management

17.4.0.169

17.4.0

-

Remote Management

17.4.0.169

17.4.0

-

User Management

17.4.0.175

-

-





















Fixes:

Bug 918406 Uninstalling the 11.3x agent on Linux Managed Devices fails.
Bug 945058 Copy Bundle Audit does not make an entry for the copied bundle
Bug 952310 No way to easily fix duplicate serial number for devices
Bug 963229 ZMAN FDEPolicy commands not working and missing
Bug 983391 System update contents sync Status - Available even after deleting SU on Primary - Satellite fails cleanup
Bug 992944 NMAP discovery misleadingly finds non existing devices when NMAP is not configured/installed on the server
Bug 1007642 zrs 5.6 and later should not ship with zrsconfig
Bug 1021911 Audit data purge failed for DA_ZESM_EFFECTIVEPOLICY
Bug 1021977 ZRS 6.2 appliance installation fails/freezes if 2nd drive is added after the 1st boot
Bug 1024916 2017 Appliance Migration cannot proceed with Eval option if any Product License Status is Active
Bug 1027258 "after removing primary, alt host name and locations cache not populated for auth satellite on new installs, causing SSL trust failures.  satellite removed from zcertificate"
Bug 1032200 March 2017 Imaging engine doesn't load on HP ProDesk 600 G3
Bug 1033249 Component manger looping to uninstall an install imaging component
Bug 1033547 Audit DB growing rapidly after ZESM events are enabled. (DAEP_* tables including other have millions of records)
Bug 1037859 ZENworks server installation or connection fails because of special character in database password
Bug 1038457 Cannot Image Fujitsu Lifebook U747
Bug 1042087 Error when restoring image: 'Unable to update the SID of the device'
Bug 1043368 Internal Sybase high CPU every 6 hours for 10 minutes
Bug 1046279 Imaging engine has no network connectivity on HP EliteDesk 800 G3
Bug 1060743 can't compute size for bundle with many contents getContentPackagedSizeForZENObject SQLGrammarException: The incoming request has too many parameters. The server supports a maximum of 2100 parameters. Reduce the number of parameters and resend the request
Bug 1061004 PRUs are not cleaned up in the content-repo
Bug 1064917 "'Define your Own' Run Script Actions Fail if configured to ""Not Wait"" until action is complete."
Bug 1065081 ZENworks Branding policy content is not included in the subscription
Bug 1066437 Imaging Engine fails to load on HP800 G3 and HP400 G3
Bug 1068091 ZEN imaging engine unable to load in PXE mode with Fujitsu P957 and D957
Bug 1068168 Windows 1511 to Windows 1703 ZESM is not working
Bug 1070675 Imaging engine fails to load on HP Elitebook 840 G4
Bug 1070824 zLinkedObject and zContent query causing high utilization on Sybase DB
Bug 1071156 download/prepare should not update code on system update
Bug 1071396 Imaging engine unable to load in HP Elitedesk 800 G3
Bug 1074257 zenworks remote management not possible on Dell Precision 7720 machines
Bug 1074819 HP hardware models fail to UEFI PXE boot - Hanging after initrd
Bug 1077077 "ZCCHelper cannot handle German umlauts."
Bug 1077181 ZCM sets timestamp off all backup files
Bug 1077442 permissions.sh doesn't set execute on /opt/novell/zenworks/java/lib
Bug 1077462 Enable blocking of component installation while using offline installer
Bug 1077501 ZENworks Application window folder structure is inconsistent
Bug 1078385 Model Information is truncated
Bug 1079174 eup-casa logs in /var/opt/novell/log/zenworks on Windows primary
Bug 1079661 SU Replication Status sort by Status is incorrect
Bug 1080405 "When ""Prevent access to command prompt"" GPO enabled, Technician Application Option does not work"
Bug 1081869 zcm doesn't log smtp email failure sufficently
Bug 1081936 "After an agent rebuild, the subfolders structure /opt/novell/zenworks/install/pre-agent/ are not cleaned up"
Bug 1082271 Extending the eDirectory Schema to enable Shared Secret Authentication deletes Default ACL Template
Bug 1082874 settings warnings on xplat only
Bug 1083352 need self healing launch when item list is corrupt in cache
Bug 1083552 "After removing a Deployment Stage, not able to recreate it with the same name"
Bug 1083554 "Not able to cancel direct assigned System Updates, when there is Deployment Stage in process"
Bug 1083763 PRU pre-global actions fail with ObjectNotFoundException
Bug 1084195 ssd --force should warn or fail if imaging role is there
Bug 1085522 DLU Policy fails randomly after machine boot before ZESService can start
Bug 1085923 Asset Tag view in Technician Application not updated after change
Bug 1086815 not able to rename user in ZCC if it was created with zman ac
Bug 1087051 ZPM Content missing on primaries and incorrect sync state with shared content repository causes sync errors to be reported on satellites
Bug 1087117 novell-zenworks-configure -c Start doesn't stop/start postgres
Bug 1087182 Patches marked quarantine should be retried on renaming DeploymentResult.xml without Agent restart
Bug 1087480 User with Administrator rights can't create new Administrator
Bug 1087653 request for more logging on enrollment cert exception
Bug 1087675 novell-zenworks-configure -c SSL -Z doesn't update device root cert in db
Bug 1087897 ZESM is not collecting file copy events
Bug 1088272 Patch Policy settings - no notification or prompt and no reboot happening
Bug 1088388 ZCC - Satellite Servers listing under Server Hierarchy is reverted to Primary Server Listing on changing single Satellite Role
Bug 1088533 Remote Control Screen Updates Cease when UAC Prompt Generated
Bug 1088778 Agent won't re-install SLES 12 SP3
Bug 1089091 Bundle Registry Rename operation always fails
Bug 1089569 false negative on patch policy filtering when wait for analyze to complete
Bug 1089929 ZCC Bundle Import via Directory results in ZCC crash
Bug 1090381 Inventory history does not show ADF names properly
Bug 1090416 March 2018 Imaging Driver Update needs step to chmod +x in downloaded Readme
Bug 1090567 Cannot download the iOS Profile to enroll to ZCM if the device is not set to English
Bug 1090736 ZAPP as shell always launches maximized - no easy way to access other minimized apps again
Bug 1090959 Unprocessed Continuation Reference unhandled in ZCC user group lookup when ignoreADReferrals set
Bug 1091574 Bundle's Icons cannot extract images with bitcount <=8 and higher size causes ZENServer Crash Out of Memory
Bug 1091730 ZCC Bundle Error Message Detail Info doesn't display all related objects or actions
Bug 1091877 Inventory scheduled report can't attach report when reportname contains invalid characters
Bug 1092642 exception in certificate activation URISyntaxException ipv6
Bug 1092982 smtp email doesn't use defined non standard port - zen server
Bug 1093561 Wallpaper is Suppressed during Remote File Transfer Session
Bug 1093571 inventory storer gets too slow - wif processing
Bug 1094105 "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - May 2018 (KB 890830) and others showing as patch system, not software installer"
Bug 1094272 need to document firewall rules for office 365
Bug 1094280 zman nec should consider  specified serverlist validation for roles existence before creating NE
Bug 1094696 logging in to logged out screen on session expiration errors
Bug 1095667 email sent with empty new patches list
Bug 1095832 "File permission vulnerabilities for puppetexec, permissions.sh and libnewcon.so.1"
Bug 1095903 Qualsys ID 11827-HTTP Security Header Not detected
Bug 1096127 ZENWorks 2017 Upgrade fails if database tables or objects are not created under [dbo] schema by default
Bug 1096270 Patch Mandatory Baseline assignments not removed after upgrade to ZENworks 2017
Bug 1097318 "NCC Reg Setting configured for Primary not cleared in DB on its Deletion, breaks NCC page randomly"
Bug 1097569 LDAP import taking over 24 hours
Bug 1098057 "zcc server not responding, database queries are in blocking state"
Bug 1098303 ZRS Appliance 6.2.1 has older ZRSRelease.txt file - cosmetic only
Bug 1098477 Document not to modify remediation bundles
Bug 1098707 Imaging problem deleting all partitions (img -pd all) on FDE encrypted drives
Bug 1098866 Oracle Patch search on the Device Patches tab or Device group Patches tab is case-sensitive
Bug 1099254 Inventory Report with german as picked language shows all devices as retired.
Bug 1099584 logged error pinging database in keepalive causes concern for customers running ZDC
Bug 1099676 Bundles cant be created on desktop if we have startzenworks.nal in desktop
Bug 1099693 No IP assigned when PXE booting a Dell Latitude 5591 to image.
Bug 1099724 Previously published Mac Distribution System Requirement changes upon new filter set
Bug 1100182 "When powershell Script size is more,imaging script not executing properly"
Bug 1101108 [Android Enterprise] Unable to import/sync few apps to ZCC
Bug 1101585 Windows 10 Remote Control is slow
Bug 1101929 Zisedit (-r) behavior in MS PowerShell.
Bug 1102093 Other SW product/s are not included in Inventory when a component belonging to a Microsoft SUIT is inserted before parent SUIT itself is inserted.
Bug 1102292 Detailed Inventory device report taking too long to load
Bug 1102447 Device boots into Simple PBA mode instead of GUI mode
Bug 1102494 need to warn for zman sudu or deleting cert remint
Bug 1102613 Windows authentication satellite fails to start properly after reconfigure - zombie process
Bug 1102646 Remote Diagnostics only initiates  Diagnostics Application Commands  with Canned Names
Bug 1102919 ZENworks Preagent fails to start within 30 sec
Bug 1103057 "After automatic update of Inventory Only Agent to 17.2, a second object with GUID extension is created in ZCC for every device."
Bug 1103266 DSFW edir port 1389 groups are not showing up in the ZCC
Bug 1103358 Edit text file action does not handle special character { } correctly
Bug 1103605 Bundle schedules do not flow down with priority per documentation
Bug 1103639 changing the hostname through Appliance console breaks networking
Bug 1103643 Disaster guide doesn't provide steps for replacing primary server when >1 primary in the zone
Bug 1103644 Disaster guide doesn't talk about new install when external db is used
Bug 1103763 Disaster recovery guide should include orderly steps for Updating ZENworks Version if zone at higher version
Bug 1103851 Adding the company gateways CA as trusted CA to ZCM Servers/Services
Bug 1103964 inventory standard report software by manufacturer shows strange numbers
Bug 1104103 Disaster recovery guide should include right steps with clarification when replacing first PS with second PS
Bug 1104144 Translation - Create a Certificate Request in German translation
Bug 1104261 Disaster recovery guide should include steps for  TFTP Master contents when replacing/migrating Primaries
Bug 1104629 Agent Deployment Task results in Fatal Error Exception on devices in the Task
Bug 1104646 WinPE creates Windows partitions with incorrect attribute and flags
Bug 1104732 Remote Copy Paste is possible during File Transfer session
Bug 1105097 Cosmetic ZDC errors running on appliance
Bug 1105102 KB validation failed - flooding message log in ZCC for every device
Bug 1105622 Unable to Logon to Windows 10 if the Novell ZENworks Agent Service is not running.
Bug 1105843 TFTP system bundles are not removed when specific imaging satellites is demoted
Bug 1105845 minor logging typeo in loader-messages.log from MessageProcessorModule
Bug 1105853 Orphan TFTP files under content-repo consuming excessive disk space and needs cleanup
Bug 1106054 ZDC on Oracle showing the tables ZCVE and ZCVEPRODUCT as missing
Bug 1106060 After updating to 2017 UP3 the ZDC the following rpm as not updated novell-zenworks-xplat-uninstall-17.*
Bug 1106251 Subscription RPM-MD not showing the version Redhat 7.x
Bug 1106467 Unable to upload files manually to telemetry FTP server target folder using anonymous login as documented
Bug 1106486 zeninfo is picking up patch-smart*.exe
Bug 1106586 "Remote Management Viewer Option Performance Tab has option for deprecated ""Dynamic Bandwidth Optimization"""
Bug 1106616 Auto approve time delay for Patch policy setting is not explained under ZCC help and other policy summary settings missing in doc
Bug 1107292 "Wrong German translation in Agent Update Message, dm should be dem"
Bug 1107509 "Wrong Translation for ""To"" in German for email addressing"
Bug 1107740 Software Standards report includes retired devices - no way to filter
Bug 1108022 ZENworks data should be excluded from Android device backups
Bug 1108065 scientific linux doesn't automatically register when new subversion comes out - 7.5
Bug 1108324 remint certs isn't clear about key format
Bug 1108375 CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_FAILED when remint-repo has subfolder
Bug 1108411 Unable to upload default Winpe.wim  to MDT bundle for Windows 10  on Update 3 as  built-in Administrator
Bug 1108724 Some ZAPP DLLs not installed properly during system update
Bug 1108926 "After updating to 2017 UP3, randomly all primary servers are not responding anymore"
Bug 1109019 Inventory scan fails on invalid characters returned for Manufacturer
Bug 1109099 After updating to ZENworks 2017 UP3 devices can't unregister - fix for update4
Bug 1109142 Windows XP devices are not able to communicate with ZENworks 2017 UP3
Bug 1109148 Unable to register host with a DNS name exceeding 64 characters
Bug 1109692 After update to ZENworks 2017 UP3 bundle variables are replaced by inherited variables
Bug 1110127 CA Remint System Update from 2017.UPx backend will fail on Pre-ZeUS agents.
Bug 1110385 Documentation does not indicate: Change of db user needs to be documented
Bug 1110570 Patch Policy settings - no notification or prompt and no reboot happening
Bug 1110788 patchscanauditlog cleanup steps needed or should be done during SU
Bug 1111119 ZCM Inventory Reporting Product with generic numbers
Bug 1111176 Registry Key defaultUICulture does not work for Technician Application.
Bug 1111429 missing help topic bundle relationship distribution schedule
Bug 1111578 "Inconsistency with ZCC Bundle System variable or other pages, unable to Close pages on load without reset"
Bug 1111612 Java threads increasing in ZENworks Server
Bug 1111939 "After Update 3 , unable to load Device specific pages in ZCC"
Bug 1112079 Update 3a : System Update Pre Global Schema fails on updating zOpaqueData
Bug 1112130 "Random it takes around 1,5 hours to publish a bundle"
Bug 1112282 ZENWorks 2017 Upgrade fails if database tables or objects are not created under [dbo] schema by default
Bug 1113203 Update 1  Agents stuck in unknown location indefinitely
Bug 1113222 Configure Action to clean Orphaned System Update Contents from DB:
Bug 1113293 control of log files rolling based on date not documented
Bug 1113701 Bundles are not visible in Subscriber Zone when shared between ZCM 11.4.3 (Publisher) and 17.3 (Subscriber) Zones.
Bug 1114254 patch management 0/0 shows non compliant
Bug 1114266 zenserver high cpu and memory after update 3 on servers dedicated to ZCC use
Bug 1114381 Action-Display Message does not have counter as documented
Bug 1114473 2017 Update3 fails at pre-global with error: Table 'zVPPAssignement' not found.
Bug 1116941 need to document how to change QT port for reg key WEB_SERVER_PORT
Bug 1117286 Login in the ZCC as superadmin it takes 8min
Bug 1119241 "Field ""Device Name"" not working within PostgreSQL domain Ad Hoc view"
Bug 1119940 Configuration parameters for GMail is empty
Bug 1120150 "To add index  IDX_ZDEVICE_K26_K1 for zDevice (ISTEST,ZUID) Table"