inventory-scanner-option can be set to an invalid value on the managed device
The ZENworks Linux Management resets wireless network configuration on SLES 10 and SLED 10
Hardware Inventory of the registered devices is not updated successfully to the server
How do I control the interval of hardware inventory update to the server?
How do I control the probing of hardware information of specific component on managed device?
How to control delayed schedules for updating inventory on the ZENworks Linux Management server?
inventory-scanner-option can be set to an invalid value on the managed device
This option does not uniformly controls probing of all hardware components under hwinfo.The inventory-scanner-option can be set to an invalid value.
The ZENworks Linux Management resets wireless network configuration on SLES 10 and SLED 10
On SLES 9 and NLD, hwinfo-option is set to null by default and should be null always.
Hardware Inventory of the registered devices is not updated successfully to the server
Ensure that the Inventory module is loaded by executing the rug ping command. If the module is loaded, the zmd-messages.log file contains the following message:
INFO ModuleLoader Loaded 'Inventory' - 'Software and Hardware inventory module for Linux'
Execute the hwinfo --all > hwinventory.log command, and check the log file to ensure that the Inventory Scanner runs successfully on the managed device.
Ensure that the hardware-inventory-enabled zmd setting is set to true.
Execute the rug sch command to verify the current Hardware Inventory refresh schedule.
The Hardware inventory on the device is collected and updated based on this schedule. If a new refresh schedule is not added, do the following:
Use rug sl to check if the managed device is successfully registered to the server, and is active.
Stop and start the ZENworks agent service, /etc/init.d/novell-zmd, and verify that the new schedule is now added.
Ensure that the hardware inventory is collected and sent successfully from the managed device.
Set the following zmd options: log-soap-xml to true and log-level to debug to procure the logged SOAP messages when hardware inventory module service runs.
Examine the debug log messages, zmd-messages.log, and search for "HardwareInventoryCapability" as per timestamp. The following messages are logged when delay schedule for hardware inventory is triggered:
DEBUG HardwareInventoryCapability Starting to send hardware inventory
(SOAP packets here)
DEBUG HardwareInventoryCapability Done sending hardware inventory
This indicate that the hardware inventory of the managed device is now updated to the ZENworks server.
How do I control the interval of hardware inventory update to the server?
Change the refresh-interval-hardware zmd setting to the desired value in seconds.
A new hardware inventory refresh schedule is created for the registered device.
(Optional) Reset the delay zmd setting to send hardware inventory within new ‘delay’ interval.
The random delayed schedule "Hardware Inventory delay" is added when the refresh schedule triggers to update the Hardware Inventory. The default 'delay' value is 900. All inventory delayed schedules are affected by changing the zmd setting ‘delay’.
How do I control the probing of hardware information of specific component on managed device?
For example, hwprobe=inventory-scanner-options hwinfo --all.
For more information, see the hwinfo readme located in /usr/share/doc/packages/hwinfo.
How to control delayed schedules for updating inventory on the ZENworks Linux Management server?
All delayed schedules for inventory are added during the device registration and subsequently, when refresh schedules are triggered. The “Software Inventory delay” schedule is added to update inventory when packages are installed or removed on a client.