Preface

This manual is intended for the following readers:

• Administrators who use JP1/Software Distribution to distribute software or to collect and manage asset information
• Users who have a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows operations
• Users who have a basic understanding of networks

This manual is part of a related set of manuals. The manuals in the set are listed below (with the manual numbers):

• Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide (3020-3-S79(E)), for Windows systems^#
• Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Setup Guide (3020-3-S80(E)), for Windows systems^#
• Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 1 (3020-3-S81(E)), for Windows systems^#
• Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Automatic Installation Tool Description and Reference (3020-3-S83(E)), for Windows systems^#
• Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator Kit Description and Operator's Guide (3020-3-S84(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Remote Control Description and Operator's Guide (3020-3-S87(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager Description and Administrator's Guide (3000-3-841(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client Description and User's Guide (3020-3-S85(E)), for UNIX systems
• Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Workstation Description and Operator's Guide (3000-3-817(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Description (3020-3-S76(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Planning and Setup Guide (3020-3-S77(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Administrator's Guide (3020-3-S78(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control Description, User's Guide and Operator's Guide (3020-3-S71(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 2 Description (3020-3-K21(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 2 Planning and Administration Guide (3020-3-K22(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 2 Operator's Guide (3020-3-K24(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 2 Command Reference (3020-3-K25(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 2 Linkage Guide (3020-3-K27(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 2 Messages (3020-3-K28(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Introduction (3020-3-S01(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Overview (3020-3-S02(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 System Design (Configuration) Guide (3020-3-S03(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 System Design (Work Tasks) Guide (3020-3-S04(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Administration Guide (3020-3-S07(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Troubleshooting (3020-3-S08(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Operator's Guide (3020-3-S09(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Command Reference 1 (3020-3-S10(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Command Reference 2 (3020-3-S11(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Linkage Guide (3020-3-S12(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Messages 1 (3020-3-S13(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Messages 2 (3020-3-S14(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Overview (3021-3-318(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 System Design (Configuration) Guide (3021-3-319(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 System Design (Work Tasks) Guide (3021-3-320(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Configuration Guide 1 (3021-3-321(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Configuration Guide 2 (3021-3-322(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Administration Guide (3021-3-323(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Troubleshooting (3021-3-324(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Operator's Guide (3021-3-325(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Command Reference 1 (3021-3-326(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Command Reference 2 (3021-3-327(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Linkage Guide (3021-3-328(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Messages 1 (3021-3-329(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Messages 2 (3021-3-330(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager Configuration Guide (3020-3-R77(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager Administration Guide (3020-3-R78(E))
• Job Management Partner Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager Configuration Guide (3021-3-306(E))
• Job Management Partner Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager Administration Guide (3021-3-307(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Base User's Guide (3020-3-R71(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Base Messages (3020-3-R72(E))
• Job Management Partner 1/Base Function Reference (3020-3-R73(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Base User's Guide 1 (3021-3-301(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Base Messages (3021-3-302(E))
• Job Management Partner 1 Version 10 Job Management Partner 1/Base Function Reference (3021-3-303(E))
• HiRDB Version 8 Messages (3020-6-358(E))

#: In this manual, common parts of manual names, such as Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution, may be omitted.

• Unless noted otherwise, this manual assumes that the version of the JP1/Software Distribution product that is used at the connection destination is JP1/Software Distribution Manager 09-51 for Windows or JP1/Software Distribution Manager 06-72 for UNIX, and that the version of JP1/Software Distribution Client for UNIX that is used is 09-00. If the system at the connection destination is using an earlier version of JP1/Software Distribution, only the facilities supported by that version are available.
• For details about the differences in terminology and facilities for JP1/Software Distribution for UNIX, see D.2 Differences with JP1/Software Distribution for UNIX in the manual Description and Planning Guide.
• For details about the functional differences with Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista Edition JP1/Software Distribution Client, see A. Functions Provided in the Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client.

JP1/Software Distribution provides online help.

JP1/Software Distribution online help (for JP1/Software Distribution Manager and JP1/Software Distribution Client (relay system))

The JP1/Software Distribution online help combines the following manuals:

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide, for Windows systems

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Setup Guide, for Windows systems

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 1, for Windows systems

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 2, for Windows systems

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Automatic Installation Tool Description and Reference, for Windows systems

JP1/Software Distribution Client online help (for JP1/Software Distribution Client (client))

The JP1/Software Distribution Client Help contains information about clients that is extracted from the above manuals.

This online help enables the user to search the entire set of help documents for a desired item.

To access online help, use the Help menu in any window of JP1/Software Distribution or the Help button in any dialog box. To use the online help, you must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later installed.

This manual uses the following abbreviations for names of products associated with JP1/Software Distribution:

Abbreviation	Full name or meaning
HTTP Gateway	Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution HTTP Gateway
Internet Gateway	Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Internet Gateway
JP1/Client Security Control or JP1/CSC	Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control - Manager
	Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control - Agent
JP1/Remote Control	Job Management Partner 1/Remote Control Manager
	Job Management Partner 1/Remote Control Agent
JP1/Software Distribution	Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager
	Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client	The edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client that runs on Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista
Windows CE Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client	The edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client that runs on Windows CE .NET 4.1

This manual uses the following abbreviations for the names of other products:

Abbreviation				Full name or meaning
AMT				Intel Active Management Technology
HP NNM				HP Network Node Manager Software version 6 or earlier
				HP Network Node Manager Starter Edition Software version 7.5 or earlier
HIBUN FDE				HIBUN AE - English version FDE
InstallShield				InstallShield(R)
Itanium 2				Intel Itanium(R) 2 processor
JP1/AJS				Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 2
				JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3
JP1/Asset Information Manager				Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager
JP1/Base				Job Management Partner 1/Base
JP1/IM	JP1/IM			Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager
	JP1/IM - View			Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - View
JP1/PFM/SSO#1	JP1/PFM/SSO#1			Job Management Partner 1/Performance Management/SNMP System Observer
	JP1/SSO			Job Management Partner 1/Server System Observer
Linux				Linux(R)
MBSA				Microsoft(R) Baseline Security Analyzer
Microsoft Internet Explorer				Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer(R)
				Windows(R) Internet Explorer(R)
Microsoft Internet Information Services				Microsoft(R) Internet Information Server 4.0
				Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 5.0
				Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 5.1
				Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 6.0
				Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 7.0
Microsoft SQL Server				Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) 2000
				Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) 2005
				Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) 2008
				Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) 2012
				Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) 7.0
MS-DOS				Microsoft(R) MS-DOS(R)
Oracle				Oracle8i
				Oracle9i
Pentium				Intel Pentium(R)
Visual Test				Visual Test 4.0
				Visual Test 6.0
				Visual Test 6.5
Windows	Windows 98			Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 Operating System
	Windows Me			Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium Edition Operating System
	Windows NT	Windows 2000	Windows 2000 Advanced Server	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Advanced Server Operating System
			Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Datacenter Server Operating System
			Windows 2000 Professional	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Professional Operating System
			Windows 2000 Server	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Server Operating System
		Windows 7		Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Enterprise
				Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Professional
				Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Ultimate
		Windows 8		Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 8
				Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 8 Enterprise
				Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 8 Pro
		Windows NT 4.0	Windows NT Server 4.0	Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server Network Operating System Version 4.0
			Windows NT Workstation 4.0	Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Workstation Operating System Version 4.0
		Windows Server 2003#2	Windows Server 2003#2	Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, R2 Datacenter Edition
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, R2 Enterprise Edition
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, R2 Standard Edition
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Datacenter Edition
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard Edition
			Windows Server 2003 (x64)	Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition
		Windows Server 2008#3	Windows Server 2008#3	Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V(R)
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V(R)
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard without Hyper-V(R)
			Windows Server 2008 R2	Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard
		Windows Server 2012		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Datacenter
				Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Standard
		Windows Vista		Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Business
				Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Enterprise
				Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Ultimate
		Windows XP	Windows XP Home Edition	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition Operating System
			Windows XP Professional	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional Operating System
Windows 95				Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95 Operating System
WSUS	WSUS 2.0			Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) Update Services 2.0
	WSUS 3.0			Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) Update Services 3.0
WUA				Windows(R) Update Agent 2.0
				Windows(R) Update Agent 3.0

#1

In descriptions that are explicitly about JP1/SSO, any references to JP1/PFM/SSO do not apply to JP1/SSO.

#2

In descriptions that are explicitly about Windows Server 2003 (IPF) or Windows Server 2003 (x64), any references to Windows Server 2003 do not apply to Windows Server 2003 (IPF) or Windows Server 2003 (x64).

#3

In descriptions that are explicitly about Windows Server 2008 R2, any references to Windows Server 2008 do not apply to Windows Server 2008 R2.

This manual also uses the following acronyms:

Acronym	Full name or meaning
AIF	Application Information File
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices
API	Application Programming Interface
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
BIOS	Basic Input/Output System
BOM	Byte Order Mark
CD-ROM	Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CF	CompactFlash
CGI	Common Gateway Interface
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CSV	Comma Separated Values
DB	Database
DBMS	Database Management System
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DLL	Dynamic Linking Library
DNS	Domain Name System
DVD	Digital Versatile Disk
FD	Floppy Disk
GDI	Graphic Device Interface
GUI	Graphical User Interface
HD	Hard Disk
HTML	Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol
I/O	Input/Output
ID	Identifier
IDE	Integrated Drive Electronics
IE	Internet Explorer
IEEE 1394	Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 1394
IP	Internet Protocol
IPF	Itanium(R) Processor Family
LAN	Local Area Network
MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
MS-DOS	Microsoft Disk Operating System
NIC	Network Interface Card
ODBC	Open Database Connectivity
OS	Operating System
PC	Personal Computer
PDA	Personal Digital Assistant
PKI	Public Key Infrastructure
PP	Program Product
RDB	Relational Database
RDBMS	Relational Database Management System
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
SD	Secure Digital
SMBIOS	System Management Basic Input/Output System
SOL	Serial Over LAN
SSID	Service Set ID
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
UNC	Universal Naming Convention
URL	Uniform Resource Locator
USB	Universal Serial Bus
UTC	Coordinated Universal Time
UUID	Universally Unique Identifier
VRAM	Video Random Access Memory
WAN	Wide Area Network
WINS	Windows Internet Name Service
WMI	Windows Management Instrumentation
WS	Workstation

This manual uses the following conventions in diagrams:

The following table explains the fonts used in this manual:

Font	Convention
Bold	Bold type indicates text on a window, other than the window title. Such text includes menus, menu options, buttons, radio box options, or explanatory labels. For example: From the File menu, choose Open. Click the Cancel button. In the Enter name entry box, type your name.
Italics	Italics are used to indicate a placeholder for some actual text to be provided by the user or system. For example: Write the command as follows: copy source-file target-file The following message appears: A file was not found. (file = file-name) Italics are also used for emphasis. For example: Do not delete the configuration file.
Code font	A code font indicates text that the user enters without change, or text (such as messages) output by the system. For example: At the prompt, enter dir. Use the send command to send mail. The following message is displayed: The password is incorrect.

The following table explains the symbols used in this manual:

Symbol	Convention
|	In syntax explanations, a vertical bar separates multiple items, and has the meaning of OR. For example: A|B|C means A, or B, or C.
{ }	In syntax explanations, curly brackets indicate that only one of the enclosed items is to be selected. For example: {A|B|C} means only one of A, or B, or C.
[ ]	In syntax explanations, square brackets indicate that the enclosed item or items are optional. For example: [A] means that you can specify A or nothing. [B|C] means that you can specify B, or C, or nothing.
...	In coding, an ellipsis (...) indicates that one or more lines of coding are not shown for purposes of brevity. In syntax explanations, an ellipsis indicates that the immediately preceding item can be repeated as many times as necessary. For example: A, B, B, ... means that, after you specify A, B, you can specify B as many times as necessary.

This manual uses the following conventions:

• 1 KB (kilobyte) is 1,024 bytes.
• 1 MB (megabyte) is 1,024² bytes.
• 1 GB (gigabyte) is 1,024³ bytes.
• 1 TB (terabyte) is 1,024⁴ bytes.

Within the group of manuals Description and Planning Guide, Setup Guide, Administrator's Guide Volume 1, and Automatic Installation Tool Description and Reference, a reference in one manual to another manual is indicated in the following format:

For details about AAA, see n.n.n BBB in the manual CCC.

AAA

The topic to be referenced.

n.n.n

The chapter or section number to be referenced. This number may be followed by a number or letter in parentheses.

BBB

The title of the chapter or section to be referenced.

CCC

The abbreviated name of the manual to be referenced. Common parts of manual names, such as Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution and for Windows systems, are omitted.

The version numbers of Hitachi program products are usually written as two sets of two digits each, separated by a hyphen. For example:

• Version 1.00 (or 1.0) is written as 01-00.
• Version 2.05 is written as 02-05.
• Version 2.50 (or 2.5) is written as 02-50.
• Version 12.25 is written as 12-25.

The version number might be shown on the spine of a manual as Ver. 2.00, but the same version number would be written in the program as 02-00.