The Job Status window displays the following information:

Figure 8-23 Job Status window

Status

Displays the execution status of the current job as a percentage. If there is one relay system between the managing server and the client, 50% is displayed when the job is transferred to the relay system. If there is more than one relay system between them, the value displayed is proportional to the number of relay systems.

A job's execution status changes as follows:

0%

The job has been created on the managing server, but it has not been transferred yet.

20%

The managing server has begun transferring the job. For a split-distribution job, the display is updated in small increments reflecting the progress of split distribution.

50%

The job has been transferred to the relay system. This value is not displayed if no relay system is used. For a split distribution job, if the check box for Report the split package distribution execution status of the lower system to the higher system. is selected on the Report To Higher System page in the setup of the relay system, the display gradually changes according to the progress of the split distribution.

70%

The job has been transferred to clients and is waiting to be executed. This value is not displayed if the job is to be executed immediately upon being transferred to the client systems.

100%

Job processing has been completed.

Result

Displays the current job status. For details about the job execution status, see (3)(a) Types of job execution status below.

Finished/Error/Rejected/Total

Displays the numbers of completed jobs, error jobs, rejected jobs, and the total number of jobs.

Progress

Displays the job route and how much of the job has been executed so far. A blue route indicates completed processing, and a black route indicates unfinished processing.

Scheduled date/time

Displays the date and time at which the job is scheduled to be executed.

Execution time limit

Displays the job's execution time limit.

Execution date/time

Displays the date and time at which the job was executed.

Scheduled installation date/time

Displays the date and time at which the package is scheduled to be installed.

Jobs are show in colors that indicate the job execution status:

Green

Job that terminated normally.

White

Job that is executing or that has not started executing because the client is not active.

Yellow

Job waiting for a user to log onto the client system, job specified to be installed during system startup and currently waiting for installation, or job waiting to be collected during remote collection.

Light gray

Send package, allow client to choose job whose installation was rejected by the client system.

Dark gray

Job whose execution has been placed on hold.

Red

Job whose execution terminated with an error.

Magenta

Job in which a communication error occurred during file transfer. However, an error during communication between a relay managing the ID and a client is not displayed in this color.

Communication errors are reported for the following jobs only:

• Install package
• Send package, allow client to choose
• Transfer package to relay system
• Transfer registry collection definition
• Get system information from client
• Acquire collected files from relay system
• Get system configuration information
• Hold report
• Hold-report release
• Report message
• Set the software monitoring policy

To detect jobs in which a communication error occurred, you set the configuration appropriately during setup on the managing server side. For the setup method, see 4.2 Setting up the server and 5. Setting Up JP1/Software Distribution Client (relay system) in the manual Setup Guide.

Olive

Job being deleted at a relay manager/system or client. The default is that this color is not used.

For details about how to display jobs being deleted, see 8.4.4(6) Displaying jobs being deleted.

If one job has more than one execution status, the color indicating the worst status is displayed. For example, if a job executed to install several packages on remote clients resulted in three statuses, such as normal termination, being executed, and error, depending on the package, then red is used for this job.

This section explains how to interpret the job progress, colors, and status transitions that are displayed in the Job Status window.

For details about how to check the transition status for ID group jobs, see 8.4.5 Displaying the execution status of ID group jobs. For details about how to check the transition status of all-lower-clients jobs, see 8.4.6 Displaying the execution status of all-lower-clients jobs.

(a) Types of job execution status

The following table shows the types of job execution status that are displayed in the Job Status window.

Table 8-3 Types of job execution status

Job execution status	Progress	Color indicating the execution status	Description
Waiting for transmission	0%	White	Job was created, but has been placed on transfer-wait status on the managing server.
Executing	20% to 70%	White	Job is being transferred to client systems or is being executed.
Startup failure#1	0% to 50%	White	Attempt was made to transfer the job, but a relay system or client has not been started or client is not resident.
Suspended	20% to 70%	Dark gray	Job execution was suspended on instruction.
Resumed	20% to 70%	White	Job execution was resumed on instruction.
Waiting for installation/collection	70%	Yellow	Job has been placed on remote installation or collection wait status on the client system or placed on hold.
Installation rejected	70%	Light gray	For an installation job by the client user, the client system's Package Setup Manager deleted the package-installation information.
Completed#2	100%	Green	Execution terminated normally.
Error	0%	Red	An error occurred during execution, or job was cancelled by the client.
Communication error	0% to 70%	Magenta	A communication error occurred while file was being transferred.
Being deleted	None	Olive	The job is being deleted by the relay manager/system or the client.

#1

If Break down the reason for a starting failure was selected, the following are displayed:

• If startup failed because JP1/Software Distribution was not running: Startup failure (JP1/Software Distribution not running)
• If startup failed because the client's power was off: Startup failure (power off)
• If startup failed for any other reason (e.g., network error): Startup failure

If the packet for checking the startup was lost, Startup failure (power off) is displayed.

#2

If the job type is Install package, the following is displayed:

If the package has been installed: Completed

If the package has been distributed but not installed: Completed (already distributed)

(b) Job execution status transitions

The job execution status changes according to the progress of the job. Figure 8-24 shows the job execution status transitions.

Figure 8-24 Job execution status transitions

Table 8-4 shows an example of job execution status transitions for an Install package job that is to be installed during system startup.

Table 8-4 Example of job execution status transitions (Install package job)

Job execution status	Items displayed in the Job Status window
	Job progress	Job color	Execution status
Job has been created and is waiting on the managing server to be transferred.	0%	White	Waiting for transmission
Job transfer has started.	20%	White	Running
Instruction to suspend transfer was issued from the relay system.	50%	Dark gray	Suspended
Instruction to restart the job was issued from the relay system.	50%	White	Running
Attempt was made to transfer the job, but client has not been started.	50%	White	Startup failure
Job has been transferred to the client.	70%	Yellow	Waiting for installation/collection
Client is active and job execution has started.	70%	Yellow	Running
Job resulted in an error.	0%	Red	Error
Job execution finished successfully.	100%	Green	Completed

When you are executing on the local system jobs created in the higher managing server, the relay manager or relay system creates a folder with the name of the higher managing server and displays in that folder the jobs being executed.

Figure 8-25 Job Status window

A job in the higher managing server folder is deleted automatically upon completion.