Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide
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This section provides an overview of the facilities (that is, functions or functionality) of JP1/Software Distribution.
The main facilities provided by JP1/Software Distribution are listed below. By using these facilities effectively, you can achieve the precise operations that satisfy the varied needs of users.
- Software distribution (remote installation)
This facility enables you to automatically distribute and install software over a network. You can specify a date and time for distribution and can target specific clients by specifying installation conditions.
- Inventory management
This facility enables you to acquire and manage on a server inventory information from PCs being used on the network, including hardware information, OS settings information, and software information.
- File collection (remote collection)
This facility enables you to collect client data on the server.
- Software operation status monitoring
This facility enables you to acquire and manage client software operation status and file manipulation history. It also enables you to prohibit specific software programs from started and to allow only specified software programs to start.
- Client management
This facility enables you to detect whether patches have been installed on a client and to monitor the system status. It also enables you to send messages from the server to a client. You can also use the AMT functionality to control any client computers that support AMT.
- Client remote control
This facility enables you to respond to client problems by remote operations from the server. You can display, on the server screen, a screen from a remotely located client.
- Linkage to other programs
By using the facilities of JP1/Software Distribution from other programs, you can carry out various tasks, such as resource management and security management.
- Organization of this section
- 1.2.1 Software distribution
- 1.2.2 Inventory management
- 1.2.3 File collection
- 1.2.4 Software operation status monitoring
- 1.2.5 Client management
- 1.2.6 Client remote control
- 1.2.7 Linkage to other programs
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