In the Detection of Hosts Not Containing Software Distribution dialog box, you can detect and manage hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed. This dialog box is also used to display the Host Search dialog box, which is used to search hosts.

To display the Detection of Hosts Not Containing Software Distribution dialog box, from Remote Installation Manager, choose Options, and then Detection of hosts not containing Software Distribution.

The following shows the Detection of Hosts Not Containing Software Distribution dialog box:

Figure 9-41 Detection of Hosts Not Containing Software Distribution dialog box

The left-hand frame of the dialog box displays in tree format the detected hosts by network address. A host with no subnet mask information is displayed as Unknown.

The right-hand frame displays information about the hosts included in a network address and information about a selected host for any item selected in the left-hand frame. You can use the host information to check the first date and time the host was detected (detection date and time) and the last date and time the host was detected (last update date and time). The detection date and time are set when the host is detected for the first time and is not updated during subsequent detections. The last update date and time are set whenever host information is updated, such as when the host is detected again or when it is removed as a detection target. By comparing these dates and time, you can determine the period during which JP1/Software Distribution has not been installed on the host.

The following describes the icons and buttons in the Detection of Hosts Not Containing Software Distribution dialog box:

Hold icon

If the Hold the newly detected results check box is selected on the Server Customization page during JP1/Software Distribution Manager setup, all detected hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed are displayed under the Hold icon.

When the Hold icon is used, you can manually specify any detected computer as a host on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed or remove any detected computer as a detection target. This feature is useful in an environment in which Windows hosts and UNIX hosts coexist, because it enables you to manage only the Windows hosts as hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed.

Non-JP1/SD host icon

Displays the hosts that are being managed as hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed. The default is that all detected hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed are displayed under the Non-JP1/SD host icon.

Non-detection target icon

Displays the hosts that are not to be included in the detection target range for hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed. The hosts displayed here will not be detected during subsequent detections as hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed even if JP1/Software Distribution is not installed on them.

During detection, any host whose type is not Computer is displayed automatically under the Non-detection target icon.

Latest information button

Refreshes the information displayed in the Detection of Hosts Not Containing Software Distribution dialog box. This button is used for purposes such as displaying the detection result of hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed after a host search has executed.

For details about the timing of refreshing the information displayed in the Detection of Hosts Not Containing Software Distribution dialog box, see 9.7.5 Updating the detection results.

Search/Detect button

Clicking this button displays the following menus:

Start host search screen menu

Displays the Host Search dialog box, in which you can search hosts in the network to detect hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed.

For details about how to search hosts in the network to detect hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed, see 9.7.4 Detecting hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed.

Detect unintroduced host menu

Used to detect hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed by comparing the MAC addresses of the hosts registered in the results of a previous host search with the MAC addresses of the hosts registered in the managing server.

There is no need to execute a host search if there has been no change to the host configuration in the network since the previous host search. If this is the case, use this menu to detect hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed.

For details about the timing of using the Detect unintroduced host menu to detect hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed, see 9.7.5 Updating the detection results.

Non-JP1/SD Host button

Sets a selected host as a host on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed. This button is enabled when a host displayed under the Hold or Non-detection target icon is selected.

Non-detection target button

Specifies a selected host as a Non-detection target so that it will not be detected as a host on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed when detection processing is executed subsequently. This button is enabled when a host displayed under the Hold or Non-JP1/SD host icon is selected.

For details about managing hosts as non-detection targets, see 9.7.6 Setting a host as a non-detection target.

CSV input button

Displays a dialog box for entering a network configuration information file.

You use this button to detect hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed by reading a network configuration information file instead of by executing a host search.

CSV output button

Clicking this button displays the following menus:

Host search results menu

Exports to a CSV file the results of a host search.

Unintroduced host information menu

Exports to a CSV file the results of detection of hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed.

For details about the results of a host search, how to export the results of detection of hosts on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed to a CSV file, and the output items, see 9.7.7 Exporting the detection results to a CSV file.