Overview

You can set a schedule for distribution of software. You can also specify the date and time software is to be installed at the destination, as well as the installation timing, such as when the system starts or terminates.

For example, if you distribute a package for which the same installation date and time is specified for multiple clients, the software can be installed on all the clients at exactly the same time.

When you package software, you can specify the date and time the software is to be installed at the clients, as well as the installation timing. You can specify the job execution date and time when you create the job.

• For an example of executing jobs at a specified date and time, see 2.5.5 Installing at a specified time in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

The following figure shows the general procedure for distributing software with the dates and times of distribution and installation specified.

Figure 4-7 General procedure for distributing software with the dates and times of distribution and installation specified

Operating procedure

To distribute software with the dates and times of distribution and installation specified:

1. Package the software to be distributed with the installation date/time specified.
   
   • For details on the packaging procedure, see 2.1 Packaging procedure in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
   • For details on how to specify the package installation date/time, see 2.2.6 Schedule page in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
2. Create a remote installation job with the execution date/time specified.
   
   • For details on how to create a job, see 2.3.1 Remote installation execution procedure in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
   • For details on specifying the job execution date and time (when the job is created), see 8.2.5 Setting up the Schedule page in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
3. Execute the job.
   
   • For details on executing a job, see 8.3 Executing and saving a job in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
   • For details on the execution order of jobs, see 2.9.7 Job execution order.
   The job is executed according to the schedule that was specified when the job was created. The package distributed to the clients is installed according to the schedule that was specified when the package was created.
   Check the job execution status.
   
   • For details on how to check the execution status, see 8.4.3 Items displayed in the Job Status window in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
   Re-execute a job that resulted in an error.
   
   • For details on how to re-execute a job, see 8.5.2 Re-executing a job in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

Notes

• For notes on packaging, see 2.1.4 Notes on packaging in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
• For notes on checking the job execution status, see 8.4.2 Notes on checking the job execution status in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.