Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide

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3.6 Creating system configuration information

Before you can start JP1/Software Distribution operations, you must create system configuration information for managing the relay systems and clients. This system configuration information consists of system configuration settings and the address of each host. The managing server issues instructions for distributing software and collecting inventory information based on this system configuration information. The following figure provides a conceptual overview of system configuration information.

Figure 3-3 Conceptual overview of system configuration information

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There are four ways to create the system configuration information:

For details about creating and maintaining system configuration information, see the chapters indicated in the following table:

Task Manual See Chapter title
Creating system configuration information Setup Guide Chapter 8 Creating System Configuration Information and Destination Groups
Maintaining system configuration information Setup Guide Chapter 9 Maintaining System Configuration Information and Destination Groups