Imaging switch to align harddrive does not work combined with parameter to stretch partition size

  • 7006411
  • 04-May-2012
  • 07-Jul-2012

Environment

Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2 Imaging
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 10.3 Imaging
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11 Imaging
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.1 Imaging
Novell ZENworks Linux Management 7.3

Situation

Imaging switch to align hard drive (-A) when using the -rp command does not work if using switch to stretch partition size (-ap)

Resolution

NOTE: When the update for the correct version of ZENworks detailed below is applied, the resolution is to use the -A switch when creating the partition, e.g.,
For ZCM 
img -pc 1 -type=NTFS -size=100 -A

For ZLM
img pc1 NTFS 100 -A



For ZCM 11.2:
This is fixed in version 11.2.1 - see KB 7010042 "ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2.1 - update information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7010042

For ZCM 11.1: This is fixed in the ZENworks Imaging Update for May 2012 - see KB 7002402 "How to obtain the latest ZENworks Imaging Updates" found at https://www.novell.com/support for details of how to obtain this update.

For ZCM 11.0: This is fixed in the ZENworks Imaging Update for May 2012 - see KB 7002402 "How to obtain the latest ZENworks Imaging Updates" found at https://www.novell.com/support for details of how to obtain this update.

For ZCM 10.3.4: This is fixed in the ZENworks Imaging Update for May 2012 - see KB 7002402 "How to obtain the latest ZENworks Imaging Updates" found at https://www.novell.com/support for details of how to obtain this update.

For ZLM 7.3: This is fixed in the ZENworks Imaging Update for May 2012 - see KB 7002402 "How to obtain the latest ZENworks Imaging Updates" found at https://www.novell.com/support for details of how to obtain this update.