The following describes the differences between the Windows and Unix versions of JP1/Software Distribution. These tables show the operations that the Windows and UNIX managing servers support for the clients.

Table D-1 Remote installation (software distribution)

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
Managing server-based installation	S	S	S	S
Client user installation	S	S	S	S
Distribution of JP1/Software Distribution Client (client)	S	S	S	S
Distribution of JP1/Software Distribution Client (relay system)	S	S	S	S
Suppressing installation by system conditions	S	--	S	--
Suppressing installation by software conditions	S	--	S	--
Distribution schedule	S	S	S	S
Specifying installation date and time	S	S	S	S
Specifying installation timing	S#1	S#2	S#1	S#2
Auto-booting of client machine after installation	S	S	S	S
Displaying dialogs during processing (setting packages)	S	--	--	--
Displaying processing message (client setup)	S	--	S	--
Starting an external program in linkage to remote installation	S (Before and after distribution, error)	S (Before and after distribution)	S (Before and after distribution, error)	S (Before and after distribution)
Automated installation of a package	S	S	S	S
Installation using a recorder file	S	--	S	--
Installation using an AIT file	S	--	S	--
Installation specifying a host group	S	S	S	S
Installation specifying an ID group	S	S	S#3	S#3
Split distribution	S	S#4	S	S
Multicast distribution	S	--	--	--
Suspending and resuming a job	S	S	--	S
Distributing suspended jobs	S	S	--	--
Remote booting and shutdown by client control	S#5	S#6	--	--
Offline installation	S	--	--	--
Acquiring directory information	S	--	--	--

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

#1

Installation at system startup or normal installation

#2

Installation at system startup, normal installation, or installation at system shutdown

#3

Information on the distribution destinations that are registered in the group ID for the UNIX version of JP1/Software Distribution is managed by the relay system. Therefore, distribution destination systems that are directly connected to the managing server cannot be registered in a group ID.

#4

Split distribution is supported only when the client is an end workstation.

#5

Remote startup via a relay system, by client control, can be used regardless of whether the relay system is a UNIX or a Windows based system.

#6

You can use only remote startup if the client version is 08-10 or later. You can use this operation over a relay system regardless of whether the relay system is UNIX or Windows.

Table D-2 Packaging

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
Compression of package data	S	S	S	S
Copying packages between managing servers	--	--	S	S

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

Table D-3 Inventory management

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
Acquiring an inventory periodically	S	S	--	--
Specifying acquisition timing	S#1	S#2	--	--
Automatic reporting of updated inventory information	S	S#3	--	--
Managing system information	S	S	S	S
Managing registry information	S	--	--	--
Managing software information	S	S	S	S
Managing user inventory information	S	S	S	S
Acquiring other companies' software information	S	S	--	--
Acquiring software information by a software search list	S	S	--	--
Searching for a file	S	--	--	--
Acquiring software information with Search for Microsoft Office products specified.	S	--	--	--
Acquiring software information with Search for anti-virus products specified.	S	S#4	--	--
Acquiring patch information	S	S	S	--
Managing software licenses	S	--	--	--
Managing software generations	S	S	S	S
Managing offline machines	S	--	--	--
Output of management information to a CSV file	S	S	S#5	S#5

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

#1

Execution at system startup or during system operation

#2

Execution at system startup, during system operation, or at system termination

#3

Available only if the client version is 09-00 or later.

#4

Can be acquired only if the client's OS is Linux version 07-50 or later.

#5

JP1/Software Distribution Web - Console is required.

Table D-4 Remote collection (collecting files)

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
Remote collection	S	S	S	S
Collection path name#1	S	S	S	S
Specifying a collection timing	S#2	S#2	S#2	S#3
Starting an external program in linkage with remote collection	S	S (Before and after collection)	S	S (Before and after collection)
Suspending and resuming a job (batch collection)	--	--	--	S
Remote activation and shutdown by client control	S#4	S#5	--	--
Compressing a collected file	S	S	S	S
Distributing collected inventories	--	--	S	S

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

#1

The maximum number of characters that can be specified for a collection path name is as follows:

Windows client: 256 single-byte characters

UNIX client: 63 single-byte characters

#2

At client startup or during client operations

#3

At client startup, during client operations, or at client shutdown

#4

Remote startup via a relay system, by client control, can be used regardless of whether the relay system is UNIX or Windows.

#5

You can use only remote startup if the client version is 08-10 or later. You can use this operation over a relay system regardless of whether the relay system is UNIX or Windows.

Table D-5 Software operation status monitoring

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
Monitoring of software operation status	S#	--	--	--
Management of operating information with Asset Information Manager Subset	S	--	--	--

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

#

If a relay system is used, this function is available whether the relay system is UNIX or Windows. However, the version must be 07-50 or later.

Table D-6 Remote control

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
Client remote control	S	--	--	--
File transfer using the remote control facility	S	--	--	--

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

Table D-7 Linkage facility

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
JP1/Base linkage	S	--	--	--
JP1/AJS2 - SO linkage	--	--	S	S
OpenView Linkage	S	S	--	--
JP1/IM event linkage	S	S	S	S

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

Table D-8 System configuration

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
Hierarchical implementation of managing servers	S	S	--	--
Multi Software Distribution facility	--	--	--	S#1
Relational database capability	S (Embedded RDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle)	S (Embedded RDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle)	S (HiRDB, Oracle)	S (HiRDB, Oracle)
Operation under a cluster system#2	S	S	S	S
Multiple LAN connection capability	S	S	S	S
Multiple higher systems capability	S	S	S	S
Auto dialing	S	--	S	--
Priority settings for IP addresses that are to be reported to the higher system	S	S	S	S

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

#1

Requires a relational database as a management file.

#2

JP1/Software Distribution Manager can be clustered.

Table D-9 System configuration information management

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
Auto generation of system configuration information	S	S	S	S
Managing system configuration information deletion history	S	S	--	--
ID linkage to system configuration information	S	S	--	--
Management based on host IDs	S	S	--	--
Host search function	S	S	--	--
Detection of hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed	S	S	--	--

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

Table D-10 Client management

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
Obtaining a patch	S	--	--	--
Detecting patch information	S#1	--	--	--
Managing security updates with WSUS linkage	S	--	--	--
Reporting alerts to higher systems	S	--	--	--
Message transmission to client	S#2	S#3	--	--
Client control using AMT	S	--	--	--

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

#1

If a relay system is used, this function is available whether the relay system is UNIX or Windows.

#2

If a relay system is used, this function is available whether the relay system is UNIX or Windows. However, the version must be 07-50 or later.

#3

A text message can be sent alone if the client OS is Linux and the JP1/Software Distribution version is 09-00 or later.

Table D-11 Client facilities

Item	Windows managing server		UNIX managing server
	Windows client	UNIX client	Windows client	UNIX client
Nonresident client	S	S	S	S
Job hold and cancellation	S	--	S	--
Local System Viewer and system monitoring	S#	--	S#	--

Legend:

S: supported

--: Not supported

#

Because these functions are used locally on the client, they are not available for operation from a higher system.