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1.4.8 Differences in windows on the Remote Installation Manager of a relay system

There are some differences between the windows on the Remote Installation Manager of a relay system and the windows on the Remote Installation Manager of a central manager or a relay manager. This section explains these differences.

The following is an example window on the Remote Installation Manager of a relay system:

Figure 1-10 Example window on the Remote Installation Manager of a relay system

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Organization of this subsection
(1) Differences in the supported sorting ranges
(2) Icon differences
(3) Other differences

(1) Differences in the supported sorting ranges

Tables 1-2 through 1-7 show the differences in the supported sorting ranges.

Table 1-2 Sorting of items in the System Configuration window

Tab Relay system Central manager and relay manager
List -- Destinations (ascending and descending)
Attributes -- Not sortable
Installed Packages -- All (ascending and descending)
System Information -- Not sortable
User Inventory -- All (ascending and descending)
Registry Information -- All (ascending and descending)
Software Inventory -- All (ascending and descending)

Legend:
--: No windows are displayed.

Table 1-3 Sorting of items in the Destination window

Tab Relay system Central manager and relay manager
List Not sortable Destinations (ascending or descending)
Attributes Not sortable Not sortable
Installed Packages Not sortable All (ascending and descending)
System Information Not sortable Not sortable
Relays Managing ID group -- Not sortable
User Inventory -- All (ascending and descending)
Registry Information -- All (ascending and descending)
Software Inventory -- All (ascending and descending)

Legend:
--: No tabs are displayed.

Table 1-4 Sorting of items in the Package window

Tab Relay system Central manager and relay manager
List All (one order only) All (ascending and descending)
Attributes Not sortable Not sortable
Package contents All (one order only) All (ascending and descending)

Table 1-5 Sorting of items in the Job Definition window

Tab Relay system Central manager and relay manager
List All (one order only) All (ascending and descending)

Table 1-6 Sorting of items in the Job Status window

Item Relay system Central manager and relay manager
Job One order only Ascending and descending
Status Not sortable Ascending and descending
Finished/Error/Rejected/Total Not sortable Ascending and descending
Result Not sortable Ascending and descending
Progress Not sortable Ascending and descending
Execution date/time One order only Ascending and descending

Table 1-7 Sorting of items in the Directory Information window

Item Relay system Central manager and relay manager
List -- Destinations (ascending and descending)
Attributes -- Not sortable
Installed Packages -- All (ascending and descending)
System Information -- Not sortable
User Inventory -- All (ascending and descending)
Registry Information -- All (ascending and descending)
Software Inventory -- All (ascending and descending)
Directory Information -- Not sortable

Legend:
--: No windows are displayed.

(2) Icon differences

The toolbars and icons in the windows on the Remote Installation Manager of a relay system are different from those in the windows on the Remote Installation Manager of a central manager or a relay manager.

(3) Other differences

There are also other differences besides sorting ranges and icons as described below.

Item Relay system Central manager and relay manager
Expanding a tree in the left-hand frame of the window Double-clicking only Both single- and double-clicking
Horizontal scroll bar None Provided
(for the System Configuration, Destination, Package, Job Definition, and Job Status windows)
Capability to change names of items interactively in the System Configuration, Destination, and Job Definition windows Allowed Not allowed
Tool tips (right-hand frame) Displayed Not displayed
Tool tips (left-hand frame) Not displayed Displayed