Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 1

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8.2.2 Settings in the Create Job dialog box

The following table shows the various pages that are displayed in the Create Job dialog box depending on the job type.

Table 8-1 Pages displayed in the Create Job dialog box

# Job type Panel type
Job Dest Pck Job Dist Attr Col File Opt Sch Clnt Ctrl Rep Msg Op Mon Plcy
1 Install package Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N N
2 Transfer package to relay system Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N N
3 Batch delete packages on relay system Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
4 Collect files from client Y Y N N Y N Y Y N N
5 Collect files from client to relay system Y Y N N Y N Y Y N N
6 Acquire collected files from relay system Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
7 Delete collected files from relay system Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
8 Send package, allow client to choose Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N N
9 Get system information from client Y Y N N N Y Y Y N N
10 Get software information from client Y Y N N N Y Y Y N N
11 Get user inventory information Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
12 Transfer registry collection definition Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
13 Transfer user inventory schema to client Y Y N N N Y Y Y N N
14 Get system configuration information Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
15 Hold report Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
16 Hold-report release Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
17 Suspend file transfer Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
18 Resume file transfer Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
19 Report message Y Y N N N N Y Y Y N
20 Set the software monitoring policy Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y
21 Get software monitoring information from the client Y Y N N N N Y Y N N

Legend:
Dest: Destination page
Pck: Package page
Job Dist Attr: Job Distribution Attributes page
Col File: Collect File page
Opt: Options page
Sch: Schedule page
Clnt Ctrl: Client Control page
Rep Msg: Report Message page
Op Mon Plcy: Operation Monitoring Policy page
Y: Displayed
N: Not displayed

For details about how to set up each page, see the sections referenced below.

Job page
Specifies a name for the job.
For details about how to set up the Job page, see 8.2.3 Setting up the Job page.

Destination page
Specifies the hosts at which the job is to execute.
For details about how to set up the Destination page, see 8.2.4 Setting up the Destination page.

Package page
Specifies the attributes of the package to be installed remotely, the installation environment, etc.
For details about how to set up the Package page, see 2.3.2 Settings on the Package page.

Job Distribution Attributes page
Specifies multicast distribution or split distribution for a package. These options are useful for large packages. Note that you can specify multicast distribution for an Install package job only.
For details about how to set up the Job Distribution Attributes page, see 2.3.3 Settings on the Job Distribution Attributes page.

Collect File page
Specifies files to be collected remotely.
For details about how to set up the Collect File page, see 5.1.1 Executing remote collection.

Options page
Specifies options for job execution. The content of this page differs depending on the job type specified.
For details about how to set up a Get system information from client job, see 3.1.3 Setting the Options page.
For details about how to set up a Get software information from client job, see 3.2.2 Setting the Options page.
For details about how to set up a Transfer user inventory schema to client job, see 3.3.3(2) Settings on the Options page.

Schedule page
Specifies the job-registration date/time, execution date/time, and execution time limit.
For details about how to set up the Schedule page, see 8.2.5 Setting up the Schedule page.

Client Control page
Enables you to start the machine at a job destination if it is not active. Also enables you to shut down the machine after the start.
For details about how to set up the Client Control page, see 8.2.6 Setting up the Client Control page.

Report Message page
Enables you to specify the icons, titles, and message text for the messages to be displayed at the job destination.
For details about how to set up the Report Message page, see 8.2.7 Setting up the Report Message page.

Operation Monitoring Policy page
Enables you to specify the start, change, and stop of operation monitoring for the job destination. To start or change operation monitoring, choose the operation monitoring policy to be applied.
For details about how to set up the Operation Monitoring Policy page, see 8.2.8 Setting up the Operation Monitoring Policy page.