Hot Patch bundle pre-install script fails if novell-zenworks-datautils is not installed on device

Document ID:7000661
Creation Date:11-Jun-2008
Modified Date:30-Apr-2012
- Micro Focus Products:
  ZENworks Linux Management

Environment

Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management - ZLM7.2

Situation

In the ZLM 7.2 IR1 HP4 Readme (or below), a preinstall script is provided to automate the deployment of the hot patch to devices, as follows:

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11.If this Hot Patch is applied on 64-bit ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1 
server,  then do the following in  ZENworks Control Center:

1. After mirroring 'ZLM72IR1-Hot-Patch' ,  change the install type to '
install'  for novell-zenworks-datautils package in the bundle. 
2.      Add the following line as pre-install script for  'ZLM72IR1-Hot-Patch'
bundle:
            rpm -e novell-zenworks-datautils --nodeps 

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But the script will fail if the bundle is deployed

to a managed device (which does not have the package

novell-zenworks-datautils).

Resolution

The HP5 readme has been modified as follows:

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11. If this Hot Patch is applied on 64-bit ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with
IR1 server,  then do the following in  ZENworks Control Center:

1. After mirroring 'ZLM72IR1-Hot-Patch' ,  change the install type to '
install'  for novell-zenworks-datautils package in the bundle. 
2.      Add the following line as pre-install script for  'ZLM72IR1-Hot-Patch'
bundle:
           isServer=`rpm -qa | grep novell-zenworks-datamodel`;
           if [  ! -z $isServer ]; then
              rpm -e novell-zenworks-datautils --nodeps
           exit 0;

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