Multiple instances of the same Inventory server is reported in the Inventory Scan Listing

Explanation:  This error occurs if ZfS and ZENworks for Desktops are installed on the same setup and the ZfS and ZfD Inventory agents send the inventory scan results to the same Inventory server.

Possible Cause:  The ZfS Inventory Agent running on a Windows NT/2000 server retrieves the Inventory server name from the eDirectory or the DNS. When an Inventory server has eDirectory installed, the server name is appended with "-NDS". For example, if the server name is SYSTST-ZEN-207, the eDirectory name for this server is SYSTST-ZEN-207-NDS.

The ZfS Inventory Agent running on the Windows NT/2000 server does not check for the "-NDS" tag and reports the name of the server with the "-NDS" tag. But the ZfD Inventory Agent reports the name of the Inventory server without the "-NDS" tag. Consequently, multiple instances of the same Inventory server will be stored and reported in Inventory results such as the Inventory Scan Listing report.



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