Novell ZENworks Linux Management


Version 6.6.2 Release Notes

These are the release notes for Novell® ZENworks® 6.6.2 Linux Management, last updated October 28, 2005.

1.0 Platform Support
1.1 Server
1.2 Client
2.0 Hardware Requirements
3.0 Licensing
4.0 New Features
5.0 Distributing Linux Operating Systems
6.0 Known Issues
7.0 Bug Fixes
8.0 Installing and Upgrading
9.0 Feedback and Bug Reports
9.1 Reporting Problems
10.0 Legal Notices


1.0 Platform Support

The following sections list the supported server and client platforms in ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management:

If you upgrade from ZENworks 6.5 Linux Management to version 6.6.2, support for all 6.5 client platforms is carried over, enabling you to continue managing your existing clients.

If you perform a non-upgrade install, only the clients listed in 1.2 Client are supported.


1.1 Server

The ZENworks Linux Management Server is supported on the following platforms and architectures:

  • SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 9
    • 32-bit Intel*
    • 64-bit AMD* Opteron
  • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 3 AS, ES
    • 32-bit Intel

The ZENworks Linux Management Web UI can be viewed in the following browsers:

  • Mozilla* 1.4 or later, and Mozilla 1.4-based browsers (including Firefox)
  • Microsoft* Internet Explorer 6

The ZENworks Linux Management Cache is supported on:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS


1.2 Client

The Red CarpetTM client is supported on the following platforms and architectures:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
    • 32-bit Intel
      64-bit AMD Opteron
      64-bit Intel XEON* EMT
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
    • 32-bit Intel
  • Novell Linux Desktop
    • 32-bit Intel
      64-bit AMD Opteron
      64-bit Intel XEON EMT
  • Open Enterprise Server 9
    • 32-bit Intel
  • SUSE LINUX 9.3
    • 32-bit Intel
      64-bit AMD Opteron
      64-bit Intel XEON EMT
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS, ES, WS
    • 32-bit Intel
      64-bit AMD Opteron
      64-bit Intel XEON EMT
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS, ES, WS
    • 32-bit Intel
      64-bit AMD Opteron
      64-bit Intel XEON EMT
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS, ES, WS
    • 32-bit Intel

The Red Carpet Graphical User Interface (GUI) is supported on all client platforms, with the exception of the following:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
  • SUSE LINUX 9.3, 64-bit
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS, ES, and WS


2.0 Hardware Requirements

The ZENworks Linux Management server must meet the following hardware requirements:

See the ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management Administration Guide for additional details and recommendations.


3.0 Licensing

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 + ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management is licensed on a per-managed system basis.

A managed system is defined as a physical server, workstation, laptop, or blade device. In the event of multiple Linux machines running on a single physical server, for example on the IBM zSeries, each individual Linux instance is considered a managed system.


4.0 New Features

ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management offers client support for the following new platforms and architectures:

ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management contains many fixes for known defects. For a listing of important resolved defects, see 7.0 Bug Fixes. ZENworks 6.6.2 does not have any new features.


5.0 Distributing Linux Operating Systems

When you distribute a Linux operating system using ZENworks Linux Management, you must follow the procedure outlined in the "Distributing Linux Operating Systems and Support Packs" section under "Larger Deployments and Advanced Features" in the ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management Administration Guide, to ensure that patches, updates, and support packs are correctly applied.

Do not distribute a Linux operating system or support pack until you have read this section.


6.0 Known Issues

There are no known issues in ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management.


7.0 Bug Fixes

The following list contains a summary of select defects resolved in ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management:

ZLM Server

79323

Warning adding package...same package version found in channel - mirroring RHN

70763

Squid 3 + rc-proxy caches inconsistently in ssl accelerator mode

75934

RCMIRROR throws traceback on patches

90714

Web-ui slow to render a channel with large db

70531

Reports returning erroneous results when searched

67441

Package Set dependencies are broken after mirroring

67462

The schema-upgrade.sql script generates a lot of errors when migrating from ZLM 6.5

70793

Changes made to permissions for Groups, Channels, Admins, etc. will not save in IE

ZLM Client

72963

OES - red-carpet 2.4.4 GUI does not complete certain actions

70798

Unable to authenticate client error

72954

rcd crashes on a freshly kickstarted machine

79244

unable to copy /dev/core error with rollback enabled

81043

OES - rug pin channel:* installs patches, does not update status

81641

rcd crash in soup using 2.4.6-0.novell.2.1 rcd and rcd-modules

67450

rcd error: Can not get patch directory for product 'SUSE SLES'

71887

make rcd resilient enough to not crash with stale file handles

76433

rcd dependency resolution XML optimization (~30MB savings during large updates)

95298

rcd 2.4.6 Crash on NLD 9

78267

several duplicate pkgs are being installed via rcd


8.0 Installing and Upgrading

The information previously contained in this section has been moved to the ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.


9.0 Feedback and Bug Reports

Thank you for using ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management. We appreciate your feedback and suggestions. We are particularly interested in hearing whether:


9.1 Reporting Problems

If you experience any problems with the install, or if you have any other questions, please visit Novell Technical Support at:

http://support.novell.com

In your support request, please tell us:

  • What you were trying to do, and what actually happened.
  • Whether the problem happens repeatedly.
  • Any error messages that were generated.
  • Your operating system and version.
  • If you have a question about rcmirror, include the rcmirror.conf file being used.
  • For client problems, we might ask you to provide portions of the /var/log/rcd/rcd-messages file, or for the file produced by running the following command:
    rug dump > system.xml;gzip -9 system.xml

For additional troubleshooting information, see the "Avoiding and Solving Problems" appendix in the ZENworks 6.6.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.


10.0 Legal Notices

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