Install ZEN 7 on OES2 Linux failes

When you try to install ZEN for Desktops 7 on OES2 linux you receive a error. If you look in /var/log/ZENworks_Desktop_Management_InstallLog.log you will see the following error:

Install Action:
Jump To: Next NO JUMP — Prev: Choose Install Set
Status: ERROR
Additional Notes: ERROR – java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError

Install Action: Jump To: Next License Verified — Prev: NO JUMP
Status: ERROR
Additional Notes: ERROR – java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.novell.application.zenworks.install.configure. AuthConfigureAction

Custom Action: com.novell.application.zenworks.install.installany where.customcode.InstallZenLicensing
Status: FATAL ERROR
Additional Notes: FATAL ERROR – class com.novell.application.zenworks.install.installany where.customcode.InstallZenLicensing FatalInstallException.

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OpenSUSE 11 is available!

Finally it’s available. OpenSUSE 11.

There are a few exciting new stuff like:

• Redesigned Installer
• Faster package management
• KDE 4
• GNOME 2.22
• Compiz Fushion

You can you this link for the i386 DVD Bittorrent: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/iso/torrent/openSUSE-11.0-DVD-i386.torrent

And this link for downloading the i386 DVD directly from OpenSUSE: http://cdn.novell.com/opensuse/distribution/11.0/iso/dvd/openSUSE-11.0-DVD-i386.iso

Have Fun!!!

Note: If you want to restart your X environment, you must press CTRL+ALT+Backspace twice to do so!

DHCP server on OES2 not giving out SLPDA

The DHCP server on OES2 will ignore option 78 of DHCP if the DHCP is not set to be authoritative for that subnet.

To do so, you must modify the dhcp server object in iManager, under settings add Authoritative with setting value true. Then restart the DHCP server.

This will do the Trick

How to update a SLES10 / OES 2 server by command line

These are the commands you have to use to update a SLES10 OES2 sever by command line.

1. First register your SLES10 by Novell
   suse_register -a email=email_address -a regcode-sles=SLES_registration_code -a regcode-oes=oes2_registration_code
2. Confirm with the commands
   rug sl
   rug ca
   if the registration is successful. You shoud see a link to nu.novell.com
3. Refresh the update list with the command
   rug ref
   
4. See what update are available
   rug lu SLES10-SP1-Updates OES2-Updates
5. Update the server
   rug up -t patch SLES10-SP1-Updates OES2-Updates
6. Repeat step 4 and 5 until there are no more patches available. Then reboot the server.

UPDATE

If you only see a SLES10 update channel do the following.

rczmd restart – this to make sure no wrong data is kept in cache
2. rug in -t product OPEN_ENTERPRISE_SERVER – solve the dependencies (if any) and accept.
3. rczmd restart – to make the Zenworks Management Deamon aware of the change.
4. rug products – to verify that OPEN_ENTERPRISE_SERVER is recognized as installed.

Run the Novell Customer Center configuration again. This time it should request a activation code for both SLES10 as OES2 and afterwards it should be possible to update both SLES10 and OES2 components.

Source: http://support.novell.com TID7000219

Course: Implementing Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 for Linux (N3089)

Last week I gave for the first time the course Implementing Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 for Linux (N3089) from Novell. Although there were only 2 students, it was a nice week.

At the end of the week, they where excited to start working with OES2.

The overall evaluation was pretty good (an 8). They found the course containing a lot of Linux beginning from scratch but I think it’s necessary to work with OES2.

Remark: It’s easier for Netware guy’s who have knowledge of Novell Services on Netware to learn Linux than for Linux guy’s to learn OES(2) Services.