Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager Overview and System Design Guide

6.1.3 Collecting host information

Using IM Configuration Management, you can collect the host information held by JP1/Base on each of the managed hosts, and register it in the IM Configuration Management database.

Collect host information on the Host List page or IM Configuration page of the IM Configuration Management window.

The figure below shows the flow of processing when collecting host information with IM Configuration Management.

Figure 6-3 Collecting host information with IM Configuration Management

The collected host information is saved to the IM Configuration Management database, replacing the existing data.

The figure below shows an example of the host information registered in the IM Configuration Management database when collection is performed.

Figure 6-4 Example of host information registered in the IM Configuration Management database when collection is performed

The following table describes the correspondence between the version of JP1/Base on the managed hosts and the host information you can collect.

Table 6-2 JP1/Base version and host information that can be collected

Host information		JP1/Base version
		Version 9	Versions 7 and 8
IP address		Y	Y
Host name list		Y	Y
Host type		Y	N
Actual host name		Y	N
OS		Y	Y
Product information	Product name	Y	Y
	Product module	Y	N
	Version	Y	N
	Installation path	Y	N

Legend:

Y: Can be collected.

N: Cannot be collected.

The following table lists the JP1 products from which product information can be collected.

Table 6-3 JP1 products from which product information can be collected

Product name	Product version
	Version 7	Version 8	Version 9
JP1/Base	Y	Y	Y
JP1/IM - Manager	N	N	Y

Legend:

Y: Can be collected.

N: Cannot be collected.

After host information is successfully collected from a host running JP1/Base version 9, JP1/IM performs either of the following checks on the collected information, as applicable:

• Host type determination
  If the host information was collected from a host registered as Unknown type in the IM Configuration Management database, the host type is determined automatically. The registered host type is changed to the host type contained in the collected host information.
  Host type determination does not distinguish between a physical host and a virtual host. If the host is actually a virtual host, after the determination you must change the host type to Virtual host and set a VMM host in IM Configuration Management - View.
  For details about how to set the host type, see 6.1.5 Changing host information.
  
• Host type check
  If the host information was collected from a host registered as other than Unknown type in the IM Configuration Management database, its host type is verified. The registered host type is compared with the host type contained in the collected host information. If a mismatch is found, the host type registered in the database is judged to be incorrect and an error message is displayed.
  The host type check does not distinguish between a physical host and a virtual host. The host is assumed to be a physical host in all cases. The table below describes the results of a host type check.
  

  Table 6-4 Results of a host type check

  Host type of the collection target host	Host type registered in the IM Configuration Management database	Check result
  Physical host	Physical host or virtual host	Y
  Physical host	Logical host	N
  Logical host	Physical host or virtual host	N
  Logical host	Logical host	Y

  Legend:

  Y: Correct

  N: Incorrect

  Note:

  If the host type is incorrectly specified as a physical host or virtual host in the IM Configuration Management database, the setting is not regarded as incorrect by the host type check.

  
  

On the Host List page of the IM Configuration Management window, you can check the status of the hosts after host information is collected. If collection fails for any host, the host's icon appears grayed in the tree display area. To see more details, click the Basic Information button in the node display area on the Host List page.

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