Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide
The following describes the differences between the Windows and Unix versions of JP1/Software Distribution. These tables show the operations that the Windows and UNIX managing servers support for the clients.
Table D-1 Remote installation (software distribution)
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
Managing server-based installation | S | S | S | S |
Client user installation | S | S | S | S |
Distribution of JP1/Software Distribution Client (client) | S | S | S | S |
Distribution of JP1/Software Distribution Client (relay system) | S | S | S | S |
Suppressing installation by system conditions | S | -- | S | -- |
Suppressing installation by software conditions | S | -- | S | -- |
Distribution schedule | S | S | S | S |
Specifying installation date and time | S | S | S | S |
Specifying installation timing | S#1 | S#2 | S#1 | S#2 |
Auto-booting of client machine after installation | S | S | S | S |
Displaying dialogs during processing (setting packages) | S | -- | -- | -- |
Displaying processing message (client setup) | S | -- | S | -- |
Starting an external program in linkage to remote installation | S (Before and after distribution, error) |
S (Before and after distribution) |
S (Before and after distribution, error) |
S (Before and after distribution) |
Automated installation of a package | S | S | S | S |
Installation using a recorder file | S | -- | S | -- |
Installation using an AIT file | S | -- | S | -- |
Installation specifying a host group | S | S | S | S |
Installation specifying an ID group | S | S | S#3 | S#3 |
Split distribution | S | S#4 | S | S |
Multicast distribution | S | -- | -- | -- |
Suspending and resuming a job | S | S | -- | S |
Distributing suspended jobs | S | S | -- | -- |
Remote booting and shutdown by client control | S#5 | S#6 | -- | -- |
Offline installation | S | -- | -- | -- |
Acquiring directory information | S | -- | -- | -- |
Table D-2 Packaging
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
Compression of package data | S | S | S | S |
Copying packages between managing servers | -- | -- | S | S |
Table D-3 Inventory management
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
Acquiring an inventory periodically | S | S | -- | -- |
Specifying acquisition timing | S#1 | S#2 | -- | -- |
Automatic reporting of updated inventory information | S | S#3 | -- | -- |
Managing system information | S | S | S | S |
Managing registry information | S | -- | -- | -- |
Managing software information | S | S | S | S |
Managing user inventory information | S | S | S | S |
Acquiring other companies' software information | S | S | -- | -- |
Acquiring software information by a software search list | S | S | -- | -- |
Searching for a file | S | -- | -- | -- |
Acquiring software information with Search for Microsoft Office products specified. | S | -- | -- | -- |
Acquiring software information with Search for anti-virus products specified. | S | S#4 | -- | -- |
Acquiring patch information | S | S | S | -- |
Managing software licenses | S | -- | -- | -- |
Managing software generations | S | S | S | S |
Managing offline machines | S | -- | -- | -- |
Output of management information to a CSV file | S | S | S#5 | S#5 |
Table D-4 Remote collection (collecting files)
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
Remote collection | S | S | S | S |
Collection path name#1 | S | S | S | S |
Specifying a collection timing | S#2 | S#2 | S#2 | S#3 |
Starting an external program in linkage with remote collection | S | S (Before and after collection) |
S | S (Before and after collection) |
Suspending and resuming a job (batch collection) | -- | -- | -- | S |
Remote activation and shutdown by client control | S#4 | S#5 | -- | -- |
Compressing a collected file | S | S | S | S |
Distributing collected inventories | -- | -- | S | S |
Table D-5 Software operation status monitoring
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
Monitoring of software operation status | S# | -- | -- | -- |
Management of operating information with Asset Information Manager Subset | S | -- | -- | -- |
Table D-6 Remote control
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
Client remote control | S | -- | -- | -- |
File transfer using the remote control facility | S | -- | -- | -- |
Table D-7 Linkage facility
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
JP1/Base linkage | S | -- | -- | -- |
JP1/AJS2 - SO linkage | -- | -- | S | S |
OpenView Linkage | S | S | -- | -- |
JP1/IM event linkage | S | S | S | S |
Table D-8 System configuration
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
Hierarchical implementation of managing servers | S | S | -- | -- |
Multi Software Distribution facility | -- | -- | -- | S#1 |
Relational database capability | S (Embedded RDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle) | S (Embedded RDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle) | S (HiRDB, Oracle) | S (HiRDB, Oracle) |
Operation under a cluster system#2 | S | S | S | S |
Multiple LAN connection capability | S | S | S | S |
Multiple higher systems capability | S | S | S | S |
Auto dialing | S | -- | S | -- |
Priority settings for IP addresses that are to be reported to the higher system | S | S | S | S |
Table D-9 System configuration information management
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
Auto generation of system configuration information | S | S | S | S |
Managing system configuration information deletion history | S | S | -- | -- |
ID linkage to system configuration information | S | S | -- | -- |
Management based on host IDs | S | S | -- | -- |
Host search function | S | S | -- | -- |
Detection of hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed | S | S | -- | -- |
Table D-10 Client management
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
Obtaining a patch | S | -- | -- | -- |
Detecting patch information | S#1 | -- | -- | -- |
Managing security updates with WSUS linkage | S | -- | -- | -- |
Reporting alerts to higher systems | S | -- | -- | -- |
Message transmission to client | S#2 | S#3 | -- | -- |
Client control using AMT | S | -- | -- | -- |
Table D-11 Client facilities
Item | Windows managing server | UNIX managing server | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows client |
UNIX client |
Windows client |
UNIX client |
|
Nonresident client | S | S | S | S |
Job hold and cancellation | S | -- | S | -- |
Local System Viewer and system monitoring | S# | -- | S# | -- |
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