Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Administrator's Guide

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2.5.2 Checking the status of software distribution (Distribution Status)

By using the Distribution Status job menu, you can check the execution status of a package installation job that was executed from the Software Applied window. You can check the status of jobs executed from the Software Applied window and jobs executed using items. You also use this job to delete jobs or to re-execute a job whose execution resulted in an error.

We recommend that when a job terminates normally, you execute a job again to have JP1/Software Distribution acquire installed software information. By running a new job to acquire installed software information, you can verify that the newly-distributed software has been installed.

To check the status of software distribution, use either the JP1/Software Distribution Remote Installation Manager or the Distribution Status window, which is displayed by clicking the Distribution Status job menu. The following figure shows the Distribution Status window.

Figure 2-64 Distribution Status window

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The icon displayed in front of the job name uses colors to show the job's execution status. For details about the execution status indicated by the icon colors, see (1) Checking the installation status. By clicking on the Set condition link and then setting conditions in the Set Condition dialog box that is displayed, you can determine the status by filtering the display information based on the conditions.

If conditions have been set and you wish to display the most recent status, click the Refresh button.

If you click the Job name link, the Installation Status dialog box is displayed, which provides details about job destinations and the execution status of individual packages.

The Distribution Status window displays the jobs stored in JP1/Software Distribution's job storage folder. The information on any job stored in the same folder as JP1/Software Distribution is displayed.

Organization of this subsection
(1) Checking the installation status
(2) Deleting jobs
(3) Re-executing a job

(1) Checking the installation status

This section explains what can be determined from the Installation Status dialog box.

Figure 2-65 Installation Status dialog box

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Destination
Displays the target devices (destinations) of an executed job. The color of the icon that precedes each device name indicates the execution status at that device.

Package
Displays the packages that are to be installed by the executed job.

Execution status
Displays the job execution status. The statuses are explained in the table below. If a single job has more than one execution status because of multiple destinations or packages, the lowest execution status listed in the following table is displayed as the execution status for the job.

Table 2-3 Job execution statuses

Execution status Icon color Description
Completed Blue Job execution terminated normally
Waiting for transmission Green The job was created, but it is at the JP1/Software Distribution server waiting to be transferred to the target devices.
Running The job is being transferred to the target devices, or it is being executed at the target devices.
Suspended at relay system# Job execution has been suspended because suspension was instructed by JP1/Software Distribution.
Resumed# Job execution has been resumed because resumption was instructed by JP1/Software Distribution.
Standing by# The job is stored at the relay system.
Client not started# Attempt was made to transfer the job, but the relay system or target device is not active; or, JP1/Software Distribution Client is not resident at a target device.
Waiting for installing The job is waiting for installation at the target devices, or it has been placed on hold at a target device.
Installation rejected Yellow An Install by client user job was executed, but the user at a target device deleted the package using Package Setup Manager.
Communication error A communication error occurred during job transfer.
Abnormal termination Red An error occurred during job execution, or the job was cancelled at a target device.

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This execution status is displayed only in the Installation Status dialog box. In the Distribution Status window, it is displayed as Running.

Execution date
Displays the date and time the job was executed.

To refresh the information displayed, click the Refresh button. To narrow down the information to be displayed, click the Set condition link to display the Set Condition dialog box. In this dialog box, set a desired condition, and then click the Refresh button.

(2) Deleting jobs

You should delete a job that has terminated normally as soon as possible. If a job is left undeleted, its information is retained in the JP1/Software Distribution database and might affect processing speed.

To delete a job, select its check box in the Distribution Status window, and then click the Delete button.

(3) Re-executing a job

If a job terminates abnormally, you must eliminate the cause of the error and then re-execute it.

To re-execute a job, click the Re-execute button in the Distribution Status window. Any job whose execution status is Waiting for transmission, Communication error, or Abnormal termination for a destination and package is re-executed.