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What do I need to know about Notification Server 6.0 SP3 R2?

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Release Notes for Notification Server 6.0 SP3 KB23784


Installation and Upgrade
New Features in this Release
Fixes in this Release
Known Issues
Document History

Installation and Upgrade

This update is a cumulative update that includes a host of previously released hotfixes. The hotfix knowledgebase article numbers and links are given below:

17613 17614 17800 19151 19842 19680
20194 20386 20435 20446 20524 21007
21233 21740 22365 22656 22176 23541
22994 24268 24540 24267 24271 22633
24263 22854 24097 24414 24538 24468

Prerequisites

Notification Server 6.0 SP3 Version 6.0.6074, or later

Where to Download Notification Server 6.0 SP3 KB23784
  1. Download Altiris_NS_6_0_SP3_KB23784.zip from the Altiris Support Portal at www.altiris.com/support/updates.
  2. Extract the files and run Altiris_NS_6_0_SP3_KB23784.exe.

New Features in this Release

Improvements for this release include the following new features:

 Feature Description

StringCache Disabled

Previously, AexConfig didn’t disable the StringCache when running a solution uninstall. This could have led to problems with large databases due to lengthy security calls running when the database was busy. If the transaction timeout (normally set at 10 minutes) was exceeded then the whole upgrade/uninstall could fail. This feature enhancement eliminates that possibility.

Fixes in this Release

The following issues were resolved in this release. For additional information regarding a fixed issue, click the Article ID link for additional information.

 Fixed Issue  Component  Article ID
Altiris Agent Pull Installation Failures

Errors appeared on the AltirisAgentDownload.aspx page when users attempted a Pull installation of the Altiris Agent, after installing Notification Server 6.1 SP3 R1. This was caused by changes made to the ActiveX controls in the named page. This has been addressed and fixed.

Entering an alternative Notification Server in the Altiris Agent Installation Options dialog (select Configuration > Altiris Agent > Altiris Agent Configuration > Altiris Agent Rollout > Altiris Agent Installation and click Installation Settings) when performing a Pull Installation caused problems. The Altiris Agent was installed but the managed computer never contacted the Notification Server as a space was inserted after the Notification Server name. This has been addressed and fixed.

 Notification Server  
Resource Discovery Page failing to load

After upgrading to Notification Server 6.0 SP3, the Resource Discovery page failed to load if the Internet Explorer language was set to German. This has been addressed and fixed.

 Notification Server  
Report drilldowns not localized

HTML-type drilldowns were not localized. This has been addressed and fixed.

 Notification  
Duplicate task event types in Global Altiris Agent Settings page

After upgrading from SP2 to Notification Server 6.0 SP3, duplicates appeared for Aex Package Server Package Event and Aex Package Server IIS Status on the Events tab of the Global Altiris Agent Settings page. This has been addressed and fixed. We recommend you check the enabled\disabled status of these events after installation of Notification Server 6.0 SP3 R2.

 Notification Server  
Resource Associations with incorrect Attributes

The following core Resource Associations were created without the System attribute:

  • Incident To User
  • Software Management
  • Incident To Resource
  • Site To Subnet
  • Asset's Status

This caused problems when running Inventory Forwarding as the Resource Associations on the destination Notification Server had incorrect OwnerNSGuids. This caused problems with package replication, which tried to delete them. This has been addressed and fixed.

 Notification Server  
Refresh Licensing caused Altiris Database to timeout

Previously, in some circumstances License Refresh was hanging. This led to pages not loading in the Altiris Console and a delay in processing of NSEs. This issue has been addressed and fixed.

 Notification Server  
The LDAP query, which determines a computer's Distinguished Name in Active Director, was using the Primary DNS suffix. In certain environments, this can differ from the DNS name of the domain to which it belongs. It caused the LDAP query to fail and the Distinguished Name wasn’t sent with Basic Inventory. This issue has been addressed and fixed.

Altiris Agent  
Package Server Agent generating errors

Packages, with a \\%computername%\share destination, were downloading and working but running Package Refresh resulted in an error in the Package Server Agent log. This could result in the logs being unusable. This has been addressed and fixed.

Package Server  
Warning Dialog appearing in background

Previously, when a Software Delivery job required a restart, the Warning dialog on the managed computer appeared in the background. This has been addressed and fixed.

 Software Delivery  
Importing Site resource causing .NET/SQL deadlock

Previously, when importing from Microsoft Active Directory, the creation of Site resources very infrequently resulted in the object cache deadlocking. This has been addressed and fixed.

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Known Issues

The following are unresolved issues and workaround instructions for issues in this release:

 Known Issue  Article ID
Notification Server Repair

If you need to repair your Notification Server installation, you have to repair the hotfix afterwards. Contact Altiris Support before running any repairs.

  
Notification Server Uninstall

To avoid error, uninstall Notification Server 6.0 SP3 Update KB23784 and any other hotfixes before uninstalling Notification Server 6.0.

  

Document History

 Date  Changes
08/17/06 Draft
08/17/06 Formatting Fixes
08/17/06 Published To Live Status

Imported Document ID: DOC1177
Legacy ID: 25160

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