Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide

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Appendix A.1 Processes of JP1/Software Distribution Manager

The table below lists the processes that are made resident when JP1/Software Distribution Manager is used. The parentheses following a process name enclose the number of instances of the process that can be executed concurrently.

Table A-1 Processes of JP1/Software Distribution Manager

Process name Function Supported OS Conditions for making the process resident
schserv(1) Process for monitoring scheduled jobs All OSs supported by the product Always resident
srvmain(1) Process for managing all jobs and inventories All OSs supported by the product Always resident
dmdryctl(1) Process for controlling host searches All OSs supported by the product Always resident
dmpadm(1) Main process started automatically from a service All OSs supported by the product Always resident
dmpsite(1) Process for the relay system facility All OSs supported by the product JP1/Software Distribution Manager is a relay manager.
dmpwtcp(1) Process for receiving startup requests All OSs supported by the product JP1/Software Distribution Manager is a relay manager.
dmpicron(1) Process for scheduling All OSs supported by the product JP1/Software Distribution Manager is a relay manager.
dmpsetup(1) Process for GUI installation All OSs supported by the product Both of the following conditions are met:
  • JP1/Software Distribution Manager is a relay manager.
  • The user who installed JP1/Software Distribution Manager has logged on.
alertsrv(1) Process for starting system monitoring automatically All OSs supported by the product Both of the following conditions are met:
  • JP1/Software Distribution Manager is a relay manager.
  • Monitor the system is selected during setup.
inetinfo(1) Process of Microsoft Internet Information Services All OSs supported by the product Asset Information Manager Subset is running.