12 December 2008

Notification Server 6.0 SP3 R9 Release Notes

Release Notes for Altiris® Notification Server™ 6.0 SP3 R9

Installation and Configuration

Fixes in this Release

Known Issues

Additional Documentation

Installation and Configuration

Rollup 9 (R9) for Notification Server 6.0 is a rollup of fixes to the core product since the release of Service Pack 3. It includes R1 (KB22690), R2 (KB23784), R3 (KB25133), R4 (KB27859), R5 (KB31946), R6 (KB34317), R7(KB35803), and R8(KB39159)

Note: We do not recommend uninstalling R9 as it contains essential fixes. If you experience problems after the installation, please contact Altiris Support Services at www.altiris.com/Support.

Prerequisite Software

Notification Server 6.0 SP3 (build 6.0.6074)

Installing Rollup 9 (R9) for Notification Server 6.0 SP3

Download Altiris_NS_6_0_SP3_KB39160.exe from the following location:

http://www.solutionsam.com/solutions/6_0/Altiris_NS_6_0_SP3_KB39160.exe

Run Altiris_NS_6_0_SP3_39160.exe on the Notification Server.

Note: R9 includes an updated version of the Altiris Agent. After installing R9 onto the Notification Server, the Altiris Agent package will be updated. The upgrade policy is located in the Configuration tab of the Altiris Console under Configuration > Altiris Agent > Altiris Agent Rollout.

Fixes in this Release

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

Fixed Issues
https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=39160&p=1
Known Issues
  • If Helpdesk Solution is installed on the Notification Server, install R9, then go to KB43862 and follow the additional steps in the resolution section of that article.
  • If IT Analytics is installed on the same computer as the Notification Server, wait to install R9 until after a new release of IT Analytics. R9 causes the current version of IT Analytics to stop working correctly. See article 40366.
  • "PackageDownload Download Snapshot failed: Failed to create NS Client component. Error number: 46. Error description: Permission denied". See article 1751 for the workaround.

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