Invenotry Only Agent - Not Connecting - Server 2012R2 Win 10

[MCCFL_MLA]

Inventory Only agent does not seem to connect / report to ZCM 2017 Server.

I have tried on a win10 Enterprise and Server 2012R2 Standard. Both are Brand New Fresh Install, fully updated Critical and Recommended including .net.

Neither device will talk to the ZCM server. I may need to adjust something, but with the previous version ZCM 11.4.x and 11.3.x I did not.

Both have windows firewalls disabled.
Service is running on both.

I attached the ZenCollector.log

However here is a brief example of what it shows.

[INFO] [06/07/2017 12:16:51.916] [4080] [ZENWorksCollector] [16] [HardwareCollector] [] [Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [06/07/2017 12:16:51.932] [4080] [ZENWorksCollector] [16] [HardwareCollector] [] [ at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.HWCollectionFramework.MouseHandler.GetMouseDataFromWmi()
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.HWCollectionFramework.MouseHandler.RunTest()] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[INFO] [06/07/2017 12:16:51.932] [4080] [ZENWorksCollector] [16] [HardwareCollector] [] [Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [06/07/2017 12:16:51.932] [4080] [ZENWorksCollector] [16] [HardwareCollector] [] [ at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.HWCollectionFramework.MouseHandler.AddComponent()] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[INFO] [06/07/2017 12:17:13.580] [4080] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Zen Inventory collector Failed with Exception] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[INFO] [06/07/2017 12:17:13.580] [4080] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [06/07/2017 12:17:13.580] [4080] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [ at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.ScanInfo.GetScanInfoSuiteOptions(String data)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.ScanInfo.GetOptions(InventoryOptions Options)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.ScanInfo.GetScanInfo(Boolean IsManaged, InventoryOptions Options)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.InventoryCollector.ProcessWifData(InventoryOptions options, Boolean isManaged)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.InventoryCollector.RunScan()] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]


Thanks!

Patrick

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[strj500]

Are you on ZENworks 2017 Update 1?

Is there any kind of pop up occurring during install of agent or first inventory scan?

Are you using IPv6?

[MCCFL_MLA]

As far as IPV6 I have tried it with it disabled and enabled on multiple servers and server versions.

Server itself is updated to 17.1.0.0

• ZCM : 17.1.0.0
  
• ZAM : 17.1.0.1287
  
• ZPM : 17.1.0.857
  
• ZESM : 17.1.0.1287
  
• ZFDE : 17.1.0.1287
  

I got the install / status screen during the install. But that's it. No error, nothing.

If I check the details on the .exe Inventory Only agent installer executable. The installer version is "11.0.0.29891" ** I find that odd!

After its installed:
zenumia.exe

• Product Version: 17.1.0
  
• File Version: 17.1.0.1
  

zenumsvc.exe

• Product Version: 17.1.0
  
• File Version: 17.1.0.1
  

ZenCollector

• Product Version: 17.1.0.19242
  
• File Version: 17.1.0.19242
  

Colw32.exe

• Product Version: 17.0.0.1
  
• File Version: 17.0.0.1
  

In the ZenCollectorLog
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:15.795] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Hardware collection started ] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:19.423] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Hardware collection finished ] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:19.423] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Software collection started ] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:36.247] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [9] [SoftwareCollector] [] [SWVerificationTest :None of the recognized product has standard registry test] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:46.889] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [9] [SoftwareCollector] [] [SWVerificationTest :None of the recognized product has standard registry test] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:47.389] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [9] [SoftwareCollector] [] [SWVerificationTest :None of the recognized product has standard registry test] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:02:05.926] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Software collection finished ] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[INFO] [09/08/2017 02:02:05.926] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:02:05.926] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [ at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.ScanInfo.GetScanInfoSuiteOptions(String data)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.ScanInfo.GetOptions(InventoryOptions Options)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.ScanInfo.GetScanInfo(Boolean IsManaged, InventoryOptions Options)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.InventoryCollector.ProcessWifData(InventoryOptions options, Boolean isManaged)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.InventoryCollector.RunScan()] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thoughts?

Thanks!
Patrick

strj500;2465864 wrote:
Are you on ZENworks 2017 Update 1?

Is there any kind of pop up occurring during install of agent or first inventory scan?

Are you using IPv6?

[MCCFL_MLA]

As this is till an issue with the latest updates, I submitted an SR.

Service Request: 101135765091

Is anyone successfully using the Inventory only agent? Does this use a different port that maybe did not get opened on the ZCM Server? Just looking for ideas!

Thanks!

Patrick

MCCFL_MLA;2465866 wrote:
As far as IPV6 I have tried it with it disabled and enabled on multiple servers and server versions.

Server itself is updated to 17.1.0.0

• ZCM : 17.1.0.0
  
• ZAM : 17.1.0.1287
  
• ZPM : 17.1.0.857
  
• ZESM : 17.1.0.1287
  
• ZFDE : 17.1.0.1287
  

I got the install / status screen during the install. But that's it. No error, nothing.

If I check the details on the .exe Inventory Only agent installer executable. The installer version is "11.0.0.29891" ** I find that odd!

After its installed:
zenumia.exe

• Product Version: 17.1.0
  
• File Version: 17.1.0.1
  

zenumsvc.exe

• Product Version: 17.1.0
  
• File Version: 17.1.0.1
  

ZenCollector

• Product Version: 17.1.0.19242
  
• File Version: 17.1.0.19242
  

Colw32.exe

• Product Version: 17.0.0.1
  
• File Version: 17.0.0.1
  

In the ZenCollectorLog
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:15.795] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Hardware collection started ] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:19.423] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Hardware collection finished ] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:19.423] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Software collection started ] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:36.247] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [9] [SoftwareCollector] [] [SWVerificationTest :None of the recognized product has standard registry test] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:46.889] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [9] [SoftwareCollector] [] [SWVerificationTest :None of the recognized product has standard registry test] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:01:47.389] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [9] [SoftwareCollector] [] [SWVerificationTest :None of the recognized product has standard registry test] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:02:05.926] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Software collection finished ] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[INFO] [09/08/2017 02:02:05.926] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]
[DEBUG] [09/08/2017 02:02:05.926] [7624] [ZENWorksCollector] [1] [InventoryCollector] [] [ at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.ScanInfo.GetScanInfoSuiteOptions(String data)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.ScanInfo.GetOptions(InventoryOptions Options)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.ScanInfo.GetScanInfo(Boolean IsManaged, InventoryOptions Options)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.InventoryCollector.ProcessWifData(InventoryOptions options, Boolean isManaged)
at Novell.Zenworks.Inventory.ZenCollector.MainFramework.InventoryCollector.RunScan()] [] [] [] [ZENWorks]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thoughts?

Thanks!
Patrick

[MCCFL_MLA]

Opened an SR (Service Request: 101135765091)

Its a confirmed bug. (Bug 1075430 - Inventory Only ZENCollector fails when file scan not enabled)

Short Answer the ZenCollector.exe for ZCM 2017 Errors out if a value in the options.xml file is NULL

You can see a few errors in the debug logs once enabled.

For me the workaround is to go into the inventory only settings in ZCC ( ZCC > Configuration > Inventory > Inventory Only )

Under Software Files Enable the following:

• Collect .EXE
  
• System
  
• Ancillary Application
  
• Other
  
• 
  

Without these set my devices would not show up in non-managed inventory.


To help trouble shoot, you can enable debug for the zenumia service in the registry ( I also enabled it in the ZCC Invenotry ONly Settings Page, this sets the OPTIONS.XML, otherwise if you manually make the change, it will reset when the service restarts)

https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3418069

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Novell\ZCM\UMIA\Debugging]
"LogName"="zenumia.log"
"LogLevel"=dword:00000001

For diagnostic (most verbose) logging create a file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\ZENworks\bin\ folder called cps.ini with the following:

[CollectionClient]
Diagnostic=2

Restart the service in services.msc or reboot

Logs can be found:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\ZENworks\Logs\zenumia.log
C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\ZENworks\bin\logs\ZenCollector.log




Trigger a collection / inventory

C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\ZENworks\bin\zenumia.exe scannow
or
C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\ZENworks\bin\ZenCollector.exe


Patrick