Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide

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Preface

(Note that this manual usually abbreviates Job Management Partner 1 to JP1.)

This manual provides an overview of JP1/Software Distribution, and it describes how to install JP1/Software Distribution. This manual also introduces the JP1/Software Distribution facilities, provides examples of typical ways in which JP1/Software Distribution is used, and explains points you need to consider before you install and use JP1/Software Distribution.

Administrators who have not used JP1/Software Distribution before should read this manual first.

This manual is part of a related set of manuals for JP1/Software Distribution for Windows. The manuals in the set, including this manual, are listed below. Read the applicable manuals as needed.

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide, for Windows systems
Read this manual first.
This manual provides an introductory overview of JP1/Software Distribution's concepts and facilities. It also provides examples of typical ways of setting up and using JP1/Software Distribution. The manual also includes important points to note before installing and using JP1/Software Distribution, and provides instructions on how to install JP1/Software Distribution.

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Setup Guide, for Windows systems
This manual describes the installation and setup procedures for JP1/Software Distribution, database creation, and management of your system configuration.

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 1, for Windows systems
This manual describes in detail the facilities and operation of the managing server, such as for distributing software, acquiring and managing inventory, and collecting files. This manual also describes operations at a client.

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 2, for Windows systems
This manual describes how to link JP1/Software Distribution with other products, and how to take corrective action if a problem occurs. This manual also describes differences in functionality between the Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client.

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Automatic Installation Tool Description and Reference, for Windows systems
This manual describes how to create AIT files and recorder files that are required for packaging non-Hitachi software.

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator Kit Description and Operator's Guide
This manual describes Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator Kit, which is used for automatically installing JP1/Software Distribution Client.

Job Management Partner 1/Remote Control Description and Operator's Guide
This manual describes JP1/Remote Control and the remote control facility of JP1/Software Distribution.

Intended readers

This manual is intended for the following readers:

Related publications

This manual is part of a related set of manuals. The manuals in the set are listed below (with the manual numbers):

#: This manual may omit common parts of manual names, such as Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution.

How to use the manual

About online Help

JP1/Software Distribution provides the following online Help.

JP1/Software Distribution online Help (for JP1/Software Distribution Manager and JP1/Software Distribution Client (relay system)):
This online Help combines the following manuals:
[Figure] Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide, for Windows systems
[Figure] Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Setup Guide, for Windows systems
[Figure] Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 1, for Windows systems
[Figure] Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 2, for Windows systems
[Figure] Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Automatic Installation Tool Description and Reference, for Windows systems

JP1/Software Distribution Client online Help (for JP1/Software Distribution Client (client)):
This online Help contains information about clients. The information has been extracted from the above manuals.

This online Help enables the user to search the entire set of help documents for a desired item.

To access online Help, use the Help menu in any window of JP1/Software Distribution or the Help button in any dialog box. To use online Help, you must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later installed.

Conventions: Abbreviations for product names

This manual uses the following abbreviations for names of products associated with JP1/Software Distribution:

Abbreviation Full name or meaning
HTTP Gateway Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution HTTP Gateway
Internet Gateway Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Internet Gateway
JP1/Client Security Control or JP1/CSC Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control - Agent
Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control - Manager
JP1/Remote Control Job Management Partner 1/Remote Control Agent
Job Management Partner 1/Remote Control Manager
JP1/Software Distribution Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client
Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client The edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client that runs on Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista
Windows CE Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client The edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client that runs on Windows CE .NET 4.1

This manual uses the following abbreviations for the names of other products:

Abbreviation Full name or meaning
AIX AIX(R)
AMT Intel Active Management Technology
HIBUN FDE HIBUN AE - English version FDE
HP NNM HP Network Node Manager Software version 6 or earlier
HP Network Node Manager Starter Edition Software version 7.5 or earlier
InstallShield InstallShield(R)
Itanium 2 Intel Itanium(R) 2 processor
JP1/AJS Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 2
Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3
JP1/Asset Information Manager Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager
JP1/Base Job Management Partner 1/Base
JP1/IM JP1/IM Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager
JP1/IM - View Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - View
JP1/PFM/SSO#1 JP1/PFM/SSO#1 Job Management Partner 1/Performance Management/SNMP System Observer
JP1/SSO Job Management Partner 1/Server System Observer
Linux Linux(R)
MBSA Microsoft(R) Baseline Security Analyzer
Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer(R)
Windows(R) Internet Explorer(R)
Microsoft Internet Information Services Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 6.0
Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 7.0
Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) 2000
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) 2005
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) 2008
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) 2012
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) 7.0
MS-DOS Microsoft(R) MS-DOS(R)
MSXML Microsoft XML
NetWare NetWare(R)
Oracle Oracle9i
Oracle8i
UNIX UNIX(R)
Visual Test Visual Test 4.0
Visual Test 6.0
Visual Test 6.5
Windows Windows 98 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 Operating System
Windows Me Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium Edition Operating System
Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Advanced Server Operating System
Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Professional Operating System
Windows 2000 Server Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Server Operating System
Windows 7 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Professional
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Ultimate
Windows 8 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 8
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 8 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 8 Pro
Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT Server 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server Network Operating System Version4.0
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Workstation Operating System Version4.0
Windows Server 2003#2 Windows Server 2003#2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Datacenter Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 (IPF) Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2003 (x64) Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2008#3 Windows Server 2008#3 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V(R)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V(R)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard without Hyper-V(R)
Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2012 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Datacenter
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Standard
Windows Vista Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Business
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Ultimate
Windows XP Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition Operating System
Windows XP Professional Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional Operating System
Windows 95 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95 Operating System
WSUS WSUS 2.0 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) Update Services 2.0
WSUS 3.0 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) Update Services 3.0
WUA Windows(R) Update Agent 2.0
Windows(R) Update Agent 3.0

#1
In descriptions that are explicitly about JP1/SSO, any references to JP1/PFM/SSO do not apply to JP1/SSO.

#2
In descriptions that are explicitly about Windows Server 2003 (IPF) or Windows Server 2003 (x64), any references to Windows Server 2003 do not apply to Windows Server 2003 (IPF) or Windows Server 2003 (x64).

#3
In descriptions that are explicitly about Windows Server 2008 R2, any references to Windows Server 2008 do not apply to Windows Server 2008 R2.

Conventions: Acronyms

This manual also uses the following acronyms:

Acronym Full name or meaning
AMD Advanced Micro Devices
API Application Programming Interface
BIOS Basic Input Output System
CCMP Counter mode with Cipher block chaining Message authentication code Protocol
CD-R Compact Disc Recordable
CD-ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CF Compact Flash
CGI Common Gateway Interface
CPU Central Processing Unit
CSV Comma Separated Value
DB Database
DBA Database Administrator
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DLL Dynamic Linking Library
DNS Domain Name System
DoS Denial of Service
DVD Digital Versatile Disk
FD Floppy Disk
FTP File Transfer Protocol
GUI Graphical User Interface
HD Hard Disk
HTML Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Security
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
ID Identifier
IEEE 1394 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 1394
IP Internet Protocol
IPF Itanium(R) Processor Family
ISAPI Internet Server Application Programming Interface
LAN Local Area Network
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MAC Media Access Control
MIB Management Information Base
MO Magneto-Optical disk
MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System
NAS Network Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
NFS Network File System
NIC Network Interface Card
OS Operating System
OU Organizational Unit
PC Personal Computer
PDA Personal Digital Assistant
PME Power Management Event
PPP Point to Point Protocol
RAS Remote Access Service
RPC Remote Procedure Call
RSN Robust Security Network
RWU Remote-Wake-UP
SD Secure Digital
SID System Identifier
SMBIOS System Management Basic Input Output System
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SOL Serial Over LAN
SSID Service Set Identifier
SSL Secure Sockets Layer
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
UDP User Datagram Protocol
URI Uniform Resource Identifier
USB Universal Serial Bus
UTC Coordinated Universal Time
UUID Universally Unique Identifier
VPN Virtual Private Network
WAN Wide Area Network
WINS Windows Internet Name Service
WMI Windows Management Instrumentation
WPA Wi-fi Protected Access
WS Workstation
XML Extensible Markup Language

Conventions: Diagrams

This manual uses the following conventions in diagrams:

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Conventions: Facility, function, functionality

For consistency with earlier documentation, this manual usually (not always) uses the term facility instead of the more common terms functionality or function. Unless otherwise specified, these terms have the same meaning. For example, the following have the same meaning:

Conventions: Fonts and symbols

The following table explains the fonts used in this manual:

Font Convention
Bold Bold type indicates text on a window, other than the window title. Such text includes menus, menu options, buttons, radio box options, or explanatory labels. For example:
  • From the File menu, choose Open.
  • Click the Cancel button.
  • In the Enter name entry box, type your name.
Italics Italics are used to indicate a placeholder for some actual text to be provided by the user or system. For example:
  • Write the command as follows:
    copy source-file target-file
  • The following message appears:
    A file was not found. (file = file-name)
Italics are also used for emphasis. For example:
  • Do not delete the configuration file.
Code font A code font indicates text that the user enters without change, or text (such as messages) output by the system. For example:
  • At the prompt, enter dir.
  • Use the send command to send mail.
  • The following message is displayed:
    The password is incorrect.

The following table explains the symbols used in this manual:

Symbol Convention
| In syntax explanations, a vertical bar separates multiple items, and has the meaning of OR. For example:
A|B|C means A, or B, or C.
{ } In syntax explanations, curly brackets indicate that only one of the enclosed items is to be selected. For example:
{A|B|C} means only one of A, or B, or C.
[ ] In syntax explanations, square brackets indicate that the enclosed item or items are optional. For example:
[A] means that you can specify A or nothing.
[B|C] means that you can specify B, or C, or nothing.
... In coding, an ellipsis (...) indicates that one or more lines of coding are not shown for purposes of brevity.
In syntax explanations, an ellipsis indicates that the immediately preceding item can be repeated as many times as necessary. For example:
A, B, B, ... means that, after you specify A, B, you can specify B as many times as necessary.

Conventions: KB, MB, GB, and TB

This manual uses the following conventions:

Conventions: References to other manuals

Within the group of manuals Setup Guide, Administrator's Guide Volume 1, Administrator's Guide Volume 2, and Automatic Installation Tool Description and Reference, a cross-reference in one manual to another manual is written as follows:

For details about AAA, see n.n.n BBB in the manual CCC.

Where:

Conventions: Version numbers

The version numbers of Hitachi program products are usually written as two sets of two digits each, separated by a hyphen. For example:

The version number might be shown on the spine of a manual as Ver. 2.00, but the same version number would be written in the program as 02-00.