To link to the product JP1/Software Distribution, give careful consideration to the values to be specified during setup so that they match the settings of JP1/Software Distribution. The table below shows the items to consider for linking to JP1/Software Distribution, and the reference locations for detailed explanations.

Items to consider		Reference location
Items to consider for linking to JP1/Software Distribution	JP1/SD database login ID (required)	5.3.7(1)
	Connection service for JP1/SD database (required)	5.3.7(2)
Items to consider for acquiring inventory information	Whether to acquire information from devices on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed.	5.3.7(3)
	Which of the following is to be used as the Working key for operations in JP1/Software Distribution: Host ID Node identification key	5.3.7(4)
	From which of the following devices inventory information is to be acquired: All devices Only those that have host IDs Only those that have system information	5.3.7(5)
	Which of the following is to be set as the key item in the asset management database: Working key Asset number	5.3.7(6)
	Which of the following types of information are to be acquired: Hardware information Hardware and software information Hardware and software inventory information Hardware and software and software inventory information	5.3.7(12)
	Monitoring interval (in seconds) for acquiring inventory information on a real-time basis.	5.3.7(13)
	Which of the following device statuses is to be set for the asset deleted in JP1/Software Distribution: Scrap Pre-Scrap Erase Specify code Ignore	5.3.7(14)
	What device status code is to be set for a deleted asset when Specify code is set for the device status of an asset deleted by JP1/Software Distribution.	5.3.7(15)
	Number of inventory information items acquired after which JP1/CSC must determine the status of security measures.	5.3.7(19)
	Which of the following inventory information acquisition methods is to be used: Standard method Multithreading method	5.3.7(20)
	What multiplex level is to be set when using the multithreading method to acquire inventory information.	5.3.7(21)
Items to consider for assigning inventory information	Which of the following values is to be used for assignment when using Host ID as the working key: Host ID only Host ID and MAC address Host ID, MAC address, IP address, and host name	5.3.7(7)
	Which of the following values is to be used when assignment cannot be made using the host ID: IP address and host name Machine serial number only Machine serial number, IP address, and host name	5.3.7(8)
	When a host ID is not used as the working key, whether to use the machine serial number for assignment when assignment cannot be made using the node identification key.	5.3.7(9)
	Whether to register any unassigned asset as a new asset.	5.3.7(10)
	Whether to use the MAC address for dial-up connections as the assignment information.	5.3.7(11)
	Whether there are any problems in the inherited settings when Asset Information Manager is upgraded from a version earlier than 07-50.	5.3.7(23)
Items to consider for managing software licenses	Whether to acquire a package ID.	5.3.7(16)
	Which of the following methods is to be used for automatically assigning to software names: Automatic assignment of software is not set Assign using the same package. Assign by using the same package name. Assign by using the same package ID and package name	5.3.7(17)
	Whether to automatically register software.	5.3.7(18)
Item to consider for executing jobs	What name is to be used for the job storage folder to be created in the JP1/Software Distribution server.	5.3.7(22)

Managing devices in linkage with JP1/Software Distribution

To manage only the devices in linkage with JP1/Software Distribution, leave all of the settings at their default values. However, be sure to check whether the default values are acceptable for the settings listed below. Furthermore, before beginning full-scale operation, be sure to re-evaluate the individual setup items.

• JP1/SD database login ID
  Check the data source or net service settings to determine whether admin is correct.
  
• Connection service for JP1/SD database
  Check the data source or net service settings to determine whether NETM_DB_SERVICE_NAME is correct.
  
• Working key
  Check whether Host ID is being used as the ID key for operations in JP1/Software Distribution.