Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 1
You use this job to check the execution status of a package installation job that was executed from the Software Applied window. You can check the status of a job that was executed from the Software Applied window. You also use this job to delete jobs or to re-execute a job whose execution resulted in an error.
It is advisable to import the installed software information when the job terminates normally. By running a new job to acquire installed software information, you can verify that the newly-distributed software has been installed.
To check the status of software distribution, use Remote Installation Manager or the Distribution Status window that is displayed when the Distribution Status job menu is clicked. The following figure shows the Distribution Status window.
Figure 10-35 Distribution Status window
The icon displayed in front of the job name uses colors to show the job's execution status. For details about the execution status indicated by the icon colors, see (1) Checking the installation status. By clicking on the Set condition link and then setting conditions in the Set Condition dialog box that is displayed, you can determine the status by filtering the display information based on the conditions.
If conditions have been set and you wish to display the most recent status, click the Refresh button.
If you click the Job name link, the Installation Status dialog box appears, which provides detailed information about job destinations and the execution status of individual packages.
The Distribution Status window displays the jobs stored in the job storage folder. Therefore, information about any job that is stored in the subject folder is displayed.
This section explains what can be determined from the Installation Status dialog box.
The following shows the Installation Status dialog box.
Figure 10-36 Installation Status dialog box
Execution status | Icon color | Description |
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Completed | Blue | Job execution terminated normally |
Waiting for transmission | Green | The job was created, but its transmission to the target devices has been queued by the managing server. |
Running | The job is being transferred to the target devices, or it is being executed at the target devices. | |
Suspended at relay system# | Job execution was cancelled because a cancellation request was issued. | |
Resumed# | Job execution was restarted because a restart request was issued. | |
Standing by# | The job is stored at the relay system. | |
Client not started# | Attempt was made to transfer the job, but the relay system or target device is not active; or, JP1/Software Distribution Client is not resident at a target device. | |
Waiting for installing | The job is waiting for installation at the target devices, or it has been placed on hold at a target device. | |
Installation rejected | Yellow | An Install by client user job was executed, but the user at a target device deleted the package using Package Setup Manager. |
Communication error | A communication error occurred during job transfer. | |
Abnormal termination | Red | An error occurred during job execution, or the job was cancelled at a target device. |
To refresh the information displayed, click the Refresh button. To narrow the information to be displayed, click the Set condition link to display the Set Condition dialog box. In this dialog box, set a desired condition, and then click the Refresh button.
You should delete a job that has terminated normally as soon as possible. If you keep the job, its information remains in the managing server database and operation speed may be adversely affected.
To delete a job, select its check box in the Distribution Status window, and then click the Delete button.
If a job terminates abnormally, you must eliminate the cause of the error and then re-execute it.
To re-execute a job, click the Re-execute button in the Distribution Status window. Any job whose execution status is Waiting for transmission, Communication error, or Abnormal termination for a destination and package is re-executed.
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