This article contains two tables. The first lists customer-related problems that were addressed in the 8.0 release of Deployment Manager. The second lists known problems in the release. For more information, talk with your ManageSoft consultant.
Problems Addressed
The following problems have been repaired in Deployment Manager release 8.0.
Problem
Description
| Activation | |
| 42055 | Activation wizard always appearing on launch of console |
| Application usage | |
| 57316 | Usage reports executables under %WINDIR% against strange applications |
| 57795 | Usage recorded against wrong machine if > 1 machine has the same name |
| 58091 | Usage files with multiple similar usage records fail to import |
| 58105 | Blank file company and description values returned in usage data |
| 58265 | Application usage may never be uploaded if system is shut down regularly |
| Configuration UI | |
| 54357 | Configuration console is empty in German environments on AS with SPM |
| 57097 | Client configuration package only applied once per device after change |
| 57149 | Upgrade to 7.9.5 does not create unchanged MD settings in new NDC format |
| 58437 | Managed Device Settings package version not updated in GPE |
| Database | |
| 56316 | Database migration to 7.9.5 fails using SQL Server 2000 |
| Distribution | |
| 56378 | Distribution bandwidth settings from DM<=7.9 can't be edited with 7.9.5 |
| 56461 | Intermittent "The handle specified is invalid"t error from polling DSs |
| 56465 | DS reported as "Offline" if RolloutStatus folder is empty for > 1 day |
| 57105 | Custom bandwidth values cannot be configured in DM 7.9.5 |
| 57332 | Distribution from remote console fails if user not in MGS Distributors |
| 58227 | Cannot distribute to polling DS if connection to port 7010 is blocked |
| 58308 | Empty username on ReplicatorParent registry key |
| 58373 | Distribution of an MD settings package immediately after creation fails |
| 58496 | Unhelpful error messages reported on concurrent hierarchy edits |
| Documentation | |
| 58503 | Incorrect options shown in "Ready to Install" wizard page screenshots |
| 58509 | Incorrect case for 3rd party installer uninstall event in packaging.pdf |
| Install wizards | |
| 46496 | Upgrade may revert customized reg settings back to their defaults |
| 55624 | Add support for disabling peer to peer service during client install |
| 56342 | Prerequisites detection tool redirects to a bad URL for Office Web Cpts |
| 56343 | Prerequisites tool does not accurately detect current .NET versions |
| 56851 | Installing 7.9 SP1 sets configuration settings back to defaults |
| 56896 | Prerequisites application requires SQL 2000 when SQL 2005 applied |
| 57062 | ManageSoft Default Configuration Policy created on database only install |
| Installation | |
| 42646 | UI always shown processing MD settings pkg with QuietUntilUpdate=true |
| 56291 | Fixed managed device preferences are not enforced |
| 56377 | Improve client robustness installing packages with redundant quotes |
| 56645 | "via nD" packages are not displayed in Add/Remove programs |
| 56767 | MSI packages created with early nDG warehouse servers hidden from ARP |
| 57145 | Callout fails to register with 7.9.5 client |
| 57378 | Bad package path recorded for installed package after failed upgrade |
| 57799 | Packages installed in wrong order if policy contains more than 150 pkgs |
| 57842 | MsiBaseURL only populated for Windows Installer external installers |
| 57843 | Third Party Installers do not honour run once registry key |
| 57845 | Reinstate support for installing an MSI contained in another package |
| 57858 | RebootPromptUnlimited installation agent preference is ignored |
| 57886 | Need ability to use installation agent postponement dialog on Vista |
| 58362 | Reboot delayed with nobody logged on and RebootPromptCycles <> 0 |
| 58442 | Reboot does not occur if ForceReboot=true and ENTER key pressed |
| Inventory | |
| 56416 | Toggling publisher, name and version details in software inventory |
| 57091 | UNKNOWN OS reported for computer inventories imported by DS |
| 57662 | Mac inventory agent may abort while collecting video controller details |
| 58196 | Use of trailing "\" for IncludeRegistryKey is not clear |
| Licensing | |
| 58914 | ArgumentOutOfRange exception from Licensing node with long versions |
| Network operations | |
| 56441 | Downloading files >2GB over HTTP with byte level differencing may fail |
| Packaging and receiving | |
| 55544 | mgsreceive fails if run from a scheduled task without local admin rights |
| 57811 | Snapshot packages refer to $(AppDirSystem-8) instead of $(AppDir) |
| Peer2Peer | |
| 57531 | Attempt to stop P2P service soon after starting may time out |
| 57769 | P2P downloads may occur outside of configured time windows |
| 57848 | Devices using Peer to Peer may create flood of UDP broadcast packets |
| 57877 | Files removed prematurely from P2P cache during August & September |
| 58497 | Problems with WANRetryDuration and UnusedFileUptime preferences |
| 58610 | Peers in UTC+n t/zone may wait longer than expected after download fail |
| 58809 | File downloads in progress expired if WAN time window closes |
| Policy distribution | |
| 57278 | SQL queries used by policy distribution may time out |
| Policy merging | |
| 56489 | Permissions entry granting read & delete rights ignored by polmerge |
| 56667 | Policy merge crash if foreign security principal is member of a group |
| 56702 | Policy failover support |
| Reporting | |
| 56393 | "EXECUTE permission denied" error viewing reports in 7.9.5 |
| 57577 | x64 OSes are incorrectly shown as Unknown in reports |
| Selection | |
| 55863 | Selector expected tab: "Must install by" column always shows 12:00:00 |
| Uploading | |
| 56166 | NetworkSense cannot be set under Uploader\CurrentVersion |
Known Problems
Problem
Description
| Admin console | |
| 39283 | Domain config UI does not work from a remote console |
| Adoption | |
| 37406 | DSs cannot be adopted after being added to the distribution hierarchy |
| 37565 | Failed adoption of a DS may be reported as a success |
| Application usage | |
| 45206 | Application usage logs with an empty NAME attribute fail to import |
| 47380 | Usage reports inconsistently include computers outside date range |
| 47549 | Wrong number of days used may be reported for concurrent processes |
| 58004 | Usage reports may show bogus applications if UseAddRemove=true |
| 58103 | Blank or NetBIOS domain reported for users in usage files |
| Configuration UI | |
| 36899 | Unable to start multiple config consoles when mmc.exe.config is present |
| 40626 | Enter "edit" mode immediately after creating new MD settings folder |
| 40828 | MD settings can't be deleted after removal from policy without polmerge |
| 46240 | CSPs created on 7.6 and later ASs are incompatible with 7.5.x MDs |
| Database | |
| 47464 | ReIndexAll.sql fails if database option QUOTED_IDENTIFIER is changed |
| Discovery | |
| 37286 | Devices that connect to both VPN & LAN may be discovered multiple times |
| 37442 | Undiscovered but inventoried devices are shown with "Unreported Domain" |
| 40245 | Only one NetworkDevice record for all VPN devices found by discovery |
| 57584 | Discovery shows only one node from Network Load Balancing (NLB) clusters |
| Distribution | |
| 28534 | Event logs for failed remove jobs are not created for child DLs |
| 28591 | Synchronize of a non-shared DL does not pick up policy archive |
| 31028 | Synchronize of a DL on a Novell FTP servers does not work |
| 33772 | DS DNS name must match name in hierarchy for job polling to bootstrap |
| 35582 | Distribution subsystem may hang when using a Solaris 8 FTP server |
| 42655 | Empty folders are not deleted when deleting packages |
| 46634 | "Cleanup old policy files" option in wizard not available from nddistrb |
| 46676 | Old distribution event can overwrite more recent state recorded in DB |
| 51375 | >1 user editing distribution hierarchy causes errors & DB corruption |
| 51940 | Packages without info in dist cache do not get removed from staging area |
| 52468 | Packages not deleted from staging if ManageSoftDS$ share doesn't exist |
| 52515 | DS may be shown as offline with empty job type names in system status |
| 52907 | Blank type name in log status details reports for RolloutStatus logs |
| 53163 | DS authentication with a group in a foreign domain does not work |
| 55009 | Packages cannot be deleted from DSs after manual copying and synchronize |
| 55506 | Empty package files created if DL$ share points to same folder as DS$ |
| 56461 | Intermittent "The handle specified is invalid" error from polling DSs |
| 56609 | DS/DL/RL creation wizard options not remembered between invocations |
| 57820 | replag.log file grows infinitely on admin server while console is open |
| 58064 | "Removing" count on DS summary report may be more than drill down list |
| 58226 | Update Failover Locations fails if CompatibilityWithNDG setting = true |
| 58493 | Polling DS stops receiving jobs if it is recreated in the hierarchy |
| Install wizards | |
| 31095 | Admin server install fails if non-ASCII chars in ManageSoft folder name |
| 31096 | Domain name on which the AS is installed can't contain non-ASCII chars |
| 39256 | Win2003 parent DS needs manual configuration to work in polling mode |
| 39996 | Default mgssetup.ini should be in the MD and DS self-update packages |
| 40901 | DS install error on non-member server with scheduled tasks as SYSTEM |
| 42961 | Upgrading MGS admin server overwrites existing Web.config file settings |
| 43413 | All registry settings deleted on MD upgrade if DESTRUCTIVEUNINSTALL set |
| 46027 | Standalone DPE easy to misconfigure because install wizard hard to use |
| 47393 | Default membership of MGS Distributors group may be inappropriate |
| 52549 | DB or Reports server install always creates default policy in AD |
| 53709 | "Generate system status" scheduled task created on data servers |
| 55769 | DS uploading functionality broken if MD software is installed |
| 56646 | Virtual directories reconfigured to use ASP.NET 2.0 during AS install |
| Installation | |
| 27700 | User policy and schedule updates may not work with folder redirection |
| 31483 | Dependent packages are not uninstalled when top level pkg is uninstalled |
| 32102 | Bootstrap location is lost after failed boostrap on Unix |
| 32154 | No event logs generated if install fails due to network outage on Unix |
| 32156 | No event log when uninstall a package using the Unix client command line |
| 33244 | Staged files are not removed if package is taken out of policy |
| 34419 | Installed packages don't get uninstalled if pre-reqs are no longer met |
| 38592 | Unneeded packages appear in postpone UI |
| 40441 | Old schedules are still reported as installed after new schedule applied |
| 40780 | Install of MSI package fails if .msi placed in same folder on DL as .ndc |
| 40815 | Network{High,Low}Usage saved from bandwidth slider are ignored |
| 45227 | Reboot required by prereq package is skipped if parent package fails |
| 45680 | Callouts in prerequisite packages on a mapped drive do not execute |
| 45776 | Citrix callout script gets run on machines that are not Citrix servers |
| 46035 | Verify/repair of customized package tries to go to DL for base pkg OSD |
| 52255 | Reboot requested when replacing file without SYSTEM read/write access |
| 52345 | Setting NetworkMaxRate installation agent preference has no effect |
| 52521 | Package activation time ignored when upgrading a package with staging on |
| 53311 | Behavior based on if user is logged on doesn't work with custom shells |
| 53324 | Packages with thousands of files fail to install in UNIX/Mac platforms |
| 54301 | Packages that "uninstall when out of scope" uninstall on failed download |
| 54682 | Callout processing in base package fails installing custom package |
| 56927 | "Before install" run command not executed if installer installer not run |
| 56954 | Download attempts continue after user cancels download in Auto UI mode |
| 57134 | File that keeps same size between package revisions may not be updated |
| 57144 | Installation error reported when package installed under fixed profile |
| 57348 | Reports show install as pending when updated package is not required |
| 57514 | Error in event log when hardware prerequisite in a package is not met |
| 57735 | "ndlaunch -a PackageName" fails with error "format not recognized" |
| 58871 | MsiUninstallArgs can't be specified when a package is uninstalled |
| 58918 | Variables referenced in MsiUninstallArgs preference are not expanded |
| 59144 | Callout on dependent package not executed |
| 62003 | .osd files are sometimes left in %TEMP% by the installation agent |
| Internal infrastructure | |
| 43110 | Command line processing fails to strip trailing double quote after \ |
| Inventory | |
| 33033 | Can't use diff inv with Description=$Value in specific registry trackin |
| 34894 | Solaris inventory does not include software patches |
| 44008 | Different packages with same name & version may be reported as installed |
| 47415 | Inventory import fails with duplicate path under Reporter\CV\Registry |
| 53083 | Inventory is not generated on computers whose clocks are turned back |
| 56733 | IncludeRegistry support for wildcard within registry name |
| Licensing | |
| 39510 | Parts of licensing ignore installations on computers in containers |
| 48887 | Licenses with purchase expiry a long time in the future have 0 count |
| 53103 | Code file needs to be hacked by user to get licensing reports appearing |
| Network operations | |
| 47877 | HTTP PUT fails if file contains # characters in its name |
| Operations portal | |
| 47151 | Menus defined in pre-7.8.1 Module.config files don't appear in 7.8.1+ |
| 56663 | Error writing to event log using Operation Portal as a non admin user |
| Packaging and receiving | |
| 37074 | 3rd party install wizard copies *all* files in same dir as selected EXE |
| 41044 | Same MST file cannot be in both a base package and its customization |
| 42454 | Random packing console crashes deleting nodes in a package |
| 43977 | Failure to apply a transform is not detected and reported in MSI wizard |
| 44806 | Can't distribute >1 custom pkg at a time where the base pkg has a prere |
| 45172 | Packaging factory does not pack when installed on a managed device |
| 48902 | nddlm does not populate DB with information about custom packages |
| 51455 | Random packaging console crashes adding prerequisite packages |
| 51984 | Packer generates OSD files with invalid UTF, leads to parsing exceptions |
| 53323 | pkginfo.config files in Solaris packages are lost during packaging |
| 54906 | "Unspecified error" from COM importing RPM with non-existent dependency |
| 56849 | Unclear error when deleting a package that is still in policy |
| 58547 | Empty HW class & property lists adding HW prereq on packaging factory |
| Peer2Peer | |
| 43012 | Uninstallation of MD leaves packages in cache |
| 48179 | Packages cannot be installed from non-DL filesystem if P2P is in use |
| 51168 | p2p fail to down load packages with long name |
| 57878 | Read-only files are left in P2P cache but removed from catalog.ctx |
| Policy distribution | |
| 30221 | Policy distribution fails with OU names containing " (double quotes) |
| 45376 | NPL file may not be generated if a user and computer have the same name |
| Policy editing | |
| 37171 | Need to be able to use Add to Policy wizard for MD settings & schedules |
| 46453 | mgspoled does not validate package paths being added to policy |
| 46876 | Group filtering in Add to Policy wizard works incorrectly cross domain |
| 47245 | DPE always removes non-existent schedules from policy |
| 51653 | Package filtering may be removed if group moved in AD while DPE is open |
| 58195 | UI to select security group doesn't scale to required levels |
| Policy merging | |
| 35808 | SSPM generates .npl files using computer CN but MD expects SAM AC name |
| 41463 | Policy data about Admin accounts from different domains incorrect |
| 42937 | polmerge fails if the domain GUID changes in AD (e.g. domain rebuild) |
| 45683 | All but one GPO with same GUID appears in the ManageSoft database |
| 45744 | Info about filtering by groups from root domain not accurately recorded |
| 46888 | User policy merge using a local account can cause domain account lockout |
| Remote execution | |
| 51958 | Unclear: Time for RE tasks with dynamic device selection local to the AS |
| 52528 | DSs used for RE cannot be controlled with dynamic target selection |
| 52532 | MD agent icon shows even if "display icon" is not selected in RE wizard |
| 52534 | Repeated RE task scheduled for earlier in the day runs immediately |
| 54437 | Usability problems in selecting DSs in remote execution wizard |
| 55478 | Remote execution may target the wrong machine if DNS/IP info out of date |
| 58649 | Remotely executed apps fail to access network on Vista workgroup members |
| Reporting | |
| 27118 | Installations of dependent packages are reported as "out of policy" |
| 27445 | Special characters in OU names cause problems with reports pages |
| 27690 | Package name instead of path used to record installation information |
| 30198 | Filtered report page number links above 10 link back to pages 1 to 10 |
| 33493 | Installation reports don't list packages that aren't in the SW library |
| 34863 | Incorrect subnets for adapters with >1 IP address shown in asset reports |
| 39550 | Summary dist report may show more pending distributions than drilldown |
| 39751 | Drilldown from software installation summary reports may show extra rows |
| 42053 | Software report lists everything but drill down only lists used versions |
| 42966 | Report sorting may sometimes fail with reference to irrelevant column |
| 43947 | "NT4 domain" heading in "Computer * domain and role" reports incorrect |
| 53510 | Installation Pending/Failed/Postponed reports slow at large scales |
| 54240 | Successful pkg installation report intermittently takes 10s of minutes |
| 57392 | Missing reason on "Not Required" package installation report |
| Resolvers/Importers | |
| 57236 | Security event logs containing user names with spaces fail to import |
| Rights and Roles | |
| 52507 | ArgumentOutOfRangeException reported in non-AD mode if user is not in DB |
| Scheduling | |
| 26490 | Renaming/removing distribution group breaks schedules without warning |
| 31284 | Need a way for non-admin users to run pre-approved commands as System |
| 31729 | Changed Update User Policy events stop executing until next logon |
| 45217 | Schedule agent may invoke policy agent with bad case in path to .npls |
| 45300 | Scheduled events have duplicate names by default and can't be renamed |
| 45515 | ndpolmig overwrites customized policy update events in schedules |
| 46884 | Missed events with "Don't catchup" set run after resume from hibernate |
| 58183 | Currently running scheduled events may be re-run on network connection |
| Selection | |
| 27066 | Admin users can't uninstall mandatory packages using selection agent |
| 29025 | Pre-req pkgs of manadatory pkgs can be uninstalled using the Selector |
| 37388 | Opening the selector on Solaris may take a long time |
| 42845 | Custom config not shown using example selection agent config package |
| Uploading | |
| 54925 | Uploads using HTTPS via a proxy server fail with HTTP 400 error |
| 56212 | Obscure ASP.NET error 1309 in event log on problematic uploads |
| 58397 | Misleading "Failed to obtain read lock (denying write) on..file" message |
| Wake on LAN | |
| 31100 | Managed device with NIC inventoried twice halts creation of WOL job |
Related Document
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