This article contains two tables. The first lists customer-related problems that were addressed in the 8.4 release of Deployment Manager. The second lists known problems in the release. For more information, talk with your Flexera&nbspSoftware representative.
Problems Addressed
The following problems have been repaired in Deployment&nbspManager release 8.4 since the 8.2 release.
| Problem | Description |
| Admin console | |
| 71042 | The Information for uninstall key for WindowsInstaller is misleading |
| 73374 | Update PolicyInstallationUpdate stored procedure to improve performance |
| Adoption | |
| 74777 | Not using credentials during adoption |
| Configuration UI | |
| 46240 | CSPs created on 7.6 and later ASs are incompatible with 7.5.x MDs |
| Database | |
| 73153 | UpdateNetworkDevices may use excessive tempdb space |
| 73299 | Update stored procedure UpdateNetworkDevices to improve performance |
| 74928 | Remove redundant SoftwareFile.Filename |
| Discovery | |
| 74290 | Problems with import of flattened TNSNAMES.ORA |
| 74926 | Return the NBTSTAT result over ARP for MAC address during discovery |
| 75483 | Duplicate MAC addresses when using ARP from Vista or later OS |
| Distribution | |
| 74937 | Distribution connection agent may crash when run for extended period |
| 75682 | Distribution fails if UAC is set to default on a 2008 R2 64-bit DS |
| Install wizards | |
| 70156 | 'Service ManageSoft Database' schedule task deleted on DM msi repair |
| 74279 | ndlaunch disappears after reboot |
| Installation | |
| 73751 | Add option to set NoRepair=1 in Add/Remove Programs |
| 75195 | MD incorrectly detects user logon state when rebooting Windows 7 |
| 75845 | Incorrect parameter name resolution to $(PkgName) |
| Internal infrastructure | |
| 75497 | Application event log errors for DLLs on Windows 7 64-bit |
| Inventory | |
| 72888 | Need alternative method for getting SerialNumber if unavailable from WMI |
| 73079 | Support for tracking files from 64-bit Program Files directory |
| 73787 | Oracle inventory fails on Oracle 9i |
| 74917 | Remove .dll from IncludeExtension default |
| 75336 | Generate Inventory creates Application log warnings |
| ManageSoft | |
| 74895 | Reboot may still occur over a disconnected locked RDP connection |
| Network operations | |
| 54925 | Downloads using HTTPS via a proxy server fail with HTTP 400 error |
| Peer2Peer | |
| 72721 | Peer to peer lockup on pathnames differing only by case |
| Policy merging | |
| 70771 | Polmerge runs out of memory for large # of computers, packages & groups |
| 73454 | Polmerge runs very slowly if many computers have moved OUs |
| 73791 | Running polmerge stalls inventory importer |
| 74300 | Full RSoP Grouping Support is incorrect for unique user policies |
| 74560 | unnecessary AD activity when applying server side policy |
| Product CD | |
| 45811 | Incomplete MD upgrade package appears on product CD |
| Remote execution | |
| 73167 | VMware inventory requires the server to respond to ping |
| 73902 | Strong encryption for ManageSoft Password Store |
| Reporting | |
| 52475 | Need to support VS2005 format "My Asset" reports |
| 73479 | Software inventory report counts more computers than there are in the db |
| Resolvers/Importers | |
| 73074 | Failed installation may not be updated if the pkg version has changed |
| Scheduling | |
| 46884 | Missed events with "Don't catchup" set run after resume from hibernate |
| 73008 | Support for localized System user names |
| Security analysis | |
| 75538 | Installation event log reason contains many superseded messages |
| Selection | |
| 75920 | Non-admin users selector reports all apps as expected until user policy |
| UnixMD | |
| 73462 | Ability to import multiple Solaris zones without being discarded |
| 73675 | File inventory not being collected from Solaris zone |
| 74159 | Problem with ManageSoft disk drive inventory on Sun |
| 74160 | Last package missing in inventory on HP-UX |
| 74393 | Java client fails to merge policy if cannot read or download a package |
| 74409 | Bootstrap configuration lost when upgrading Solaris MD client |
| 74478 | Java based Unix client keeps adding non-applicable entries to index.xml |
| 74480 | Upgrade of non-Java agent can loop on failure |
| 74579 | Problem with Linux RPM inventory missing package |
| 74592 | Race condition during setup of HPUX and AIX MD client |
| 74929 | Enhance the Unix agents to better detect true executables |
| 75342 | Threads are incorrectly reported as Cores on SPARC CPU's |
| 75422 | Java based MDs unnecessarily read the package index in twice |
| Wake on LAN | |
| 74634 | WOL using different port through remote execution and AD |
Known Problems
ProblemDescription
| 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 |
| 58004 | Usage reports may show bogus applications if UseAddRemove=true |
| 58103 | Blank or NetBIOS domain reported for users in usage files |
| 70533 | Application Usage update date |
| 75421 | Active time may exceed total time on the usage report |
| 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 |
| 75370 | wmitrack.ini import is not robust |
| 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 |
| 51940 | Packages without info in dist cache do not get removed from staging area |
| 52515 | DS may be shown as offline with empty job type names in system status |
| 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$ |
| 57820 | replag.log file grows infinitely on admin server while console is open |
| 58226 | Update Failover Locations fails if CompatibilityWithNDG setting = true |
| 58493 | Polling DS stops receiving jobs if it is recreated in the hierarchy |
| 75395 | Bandwidth Throttling numbers inconsistent between 7.9 and 8.2 |
| 75741 | DS may lose its configuration when out of disk space |
| Documentation | |
| 75536 | Compatibility issue with web resolvers on 8.0 DS with 8.2 AS |
| 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 | Polling mode needs manual config if parent and child DS accounts differ |
| 39996 | Default mgssetup.ini should be in the MD and DS self-update packages |
| 42961 | Upgrading MGS admin server overwrites existing Web.config file settings |
| 46027 | Standalone DPE easy to misconfigure because install wizard hard to use |
| 47393 | Default membership of MGS Distributors group may be inappropriate |
| 55769 | DS uploading functionality broken if MD software is installed |
| 56646 | Virtual directories reconfigured to use ASP.NET 2.0 during AS install |
| 75324 | Cannot prevent usage agent from installing during client install |
| 75932 | Deployment Manager installation fails if FIPS policy enforced |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 75423 | Java based MDs uneccessarily loads the ndc of "not applicable" packages |
| 75728 | Linux/OS X/Solaris client issue handling files larger than 2GB |
| 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 |
| 56733 | IncludeRegistry support for wildcard within registry name |
| Licensing | |
| 39510 | Parts of licensing ignore installations on computers in containers |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 75434 | Packages with no metapkg.ndc.gz are repacked |
| 75772 | OS X package fails to import if path typed in manually |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 70652 | Oracle/ESX/AMT inv tasks fail if strict mode enabled w/out RPC creds |
| 75604 | Add package to policy wizard auto generates remote task to update policy |
| 75873 | RemoteExecution alerts in event log if interactive services disabled |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 56212 | Obscure ASP.NET error 1309 in event log on problematic uploads |
| 75828 | Admin Server calling ndupload and getting 'file not found' errors |
| Wake on LAN | |
| 31100 | Managed device with NIC inventoried twice halts creation of WOL job |
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