Object of type Novell.Zenworks.ActionManager.ActionResult cannot beserialized{}

Question

What the heck does
Object of type Novell.Zenworks.ActionManager.ActionResult cannot be
serialized{}
mean?
Seems like app deploy of ZESM 3.5 client is not reporting status to ZCM
10.1. ZESM client tries to deploy over and over and over and over. Ended
up having to set bundle requirements so it checks to see if c:\program
files\novell\zenworks security client\stengine.exe exists so it won't
install if it's already there. I don't really like this workaround.
It seems as though, partway thru the ZESM client install, the workstation
looses its connection to the network (I see the systray icon indicating
it's broadcasting for a dhcp address.). During this time, Adaptive Agent
cannot send updates to the zcm server. Eventually the workstation
reboots (even though I've specified in the bundle AND in the ZESM msi not
to reboot). When it comes up, ZESM client is installed, but Adaptive
Agent does not think so, and tries to install again. The occurs for
eternity, until I reimage the workstation, or go into safe mode and
disable services, etc... Which sure ain't cool.
Bundle is set to install MSI once per device. Runs as logged in user.
Run at user login.
Thanks in advance for any clues
paul

Answer 1

craigalanlewis,
Comments in-line.
>The reason I am asking a second time is I suspect you know the answer,
>but just ignored the question.
I wasn't actually for sure if I did know what it meant. Sorry I was not
more open about that.
My understanding of serialization is simply a method to which move
objects, either to a file (stream) or to another object or system.
>What does this error mean. I am getting
>it when ( I think) I am just trying to deploy a simple windows
>application bundle in ZCM10.1.1. i.e. I am attempting to launch a
>windows executable. I say I think so, because the error does not
>indicate which package/bundle generated the error.
>
There might not be anything wrong with the bundle or package now that I
think about it. Of course we don't want the error message, but in general
there might not be anything wrong other than this specific situation.
>So the action manager goes through and one by one attempts to perform
>the appropriate action (in my case launch) for each object for which a
>user/device is assigned ? and if any one of those objects in this
>(serial) string of events fails, then this error is generated ?
>
>I am wondering of some of these are as simple as, the user logs out,
>before the action manager finishes its list. ?
I am wondering if the bundle is deploying the ZESM client and wants to
send back a message to the ZCM server about the launch status or
distribution status. This could be done, I don't know for sure as I am not
a developer for ZCM, but this could be done with serialization. So the
bundle is sending a status message back to ZCC, but the ZESM client
install is killing the network connection at the exact time this is
happening which is generating the serialization error.
We might need to do more testing before we can find a fix for this.
Are you saying that other simple bundles do not have this issue? Example:
A bundle that launches calc.exe does not have an issue?
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