A client has a facility for monitoring the hard disk and memory of the local machine and issuing an alert when an error is detected, such as when the amount of available space falls below a certain level. This facility is called the system monitoring facility. If clients are set to report alert information to a higher system, JP1/Software Distribution Manager or JP1/Software Distribution Client (relay system) on a higher system can monitor the lower clients for alerts.

In a JP1/Software Distribution Manager or JP1/Software Distribution Client (relay system), you can use a CSV alert information file, the Windows NT Event Viewer, or the Event Console window of JP1/IM - View to check the alert information from each client. The client's system information is sent with the alert information, so the cause of the alert can be investigated immediately. The alert information can also be relayed to a higher system. The following figure shows the flow of alert information reported by a client.

Figure 2-38 Flow of alert information reported by a client

For details about system monitoring at a client, see 11.8 Reporting an alert based on system monitoring in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1. For details about how to report alert information from a client to a higher system, see 11.8.4(4) Reporting an alert to a higher system in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

The output destination for alert information in JP1/Software Distribution Manager or JP1/Software Distribution Client (relay system) is specified during each setup. For details about how to set and check the output destination of alert information, see 7.4 Checking alert information reported from clients in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.