(a) Creating and executing the job

The procedure for creating a Get system configuration information job is described below. For details about executing the job and the job settings, see 8.2 Creating a job in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

To create and execute the job:

1. In the Destination or System Configuration window, choose Execute, and then Execute Job. Alternatively, in the Job Definition window, choose File, and then Create Job.
   The Define New Job dialog box appears.
   
2. In the Define New Job dialog box, select the job type (Get system configuration information), and click the OK button.
   The Create Job dialog box appears.
   
3. Specify the items on each page.
   The pages displayed in the Create Job dialog box and their settings are described below.
   

   Job page

   Specify the job name.

   Destination page

   Specify the relay manager from which system configuration information is to be obtained. Specify the relay manager or the host group of the relay manager.

   Schedule page

   Specify the registration date/time, execution date/time, and execution time limit of the job.

4. Choose the Execute, Save, or Save & Execute button.
   The system saves and/or executes the job.
   

(b) Checking the execution results

When you execute the job, information on the system configurations under the relay managers is applied to the System Configuration window of the central manager.

Figure 8-3 System Configuration window

(c) Notes on job execution

When you execute a Get system configuration information job, in addition to the system configuration information being applied in the System Configuration window, the host group information for hosts under the relay manager is also applied in the Destination window at the central manager. The ID group information for hosts under the relay manager, however, is not applied in the Destination window at the central manager even if the system configuration information and ID group information are linked.

If you specify the following settings in the central manager, the system configuration information managed by relay managers is reported automatically to the central manager and applied to the system configuration information in the central manager.

Settings

On the System Configuration page, select the Apply the system configuration information automatically check box. This check box is selected in the default setting, so you must first clear it and then select it after the central manager retrieves the system configuration information under the relay managers.

Note

If you specify use of the facility for automatically registering the system configuration, in addition to the system configuration information being applied in the System Configuration window, the host group information for hosts under the relay manager is also applied in the Destination window at the central manager. The ID group information for hosts under the relay manager, however, is not applied in the Destination window at the central manager. To apply the ID group information, you must set the linkage between the system configuration information and the ID group information. For details, see 8.4 Linking system configuration information and ID group information.