Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 2

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3.3.1 Checking inventory information

Organization of this subsection
(1) Checking inventory information
(2) Configuration of JP1/Software Distribution Inventory Viewer

(1) Checking inventory information

To check inventory information:

  1. Use NNM to select a symbol for the inventory information you wish to check.
  2. From the Administration menu, choose Software Distribution Administration, and then View Inventory, and select the inventory information you wish to check.
    JP1/Software Distribution Inventory Viewer is displayed, which allows you to check inventory information.

(2) Configuration of JP1/Software Distribution Inventory Viewer

The following shows what JP1/Software Distribution Inventory Viewer looks like:

Figure 3-10 Example of JP1/Software Distribution Inventory Viewer

[Figure]

Menu bar
File
Closes JP1/Software Distribution Inventory Viewer.
View
Allows you to select the type of inventory information you want to check and to refresh inventory information.
Help
Displays JP1/Software Distribution version information.

Toolbar
[Figure]: Displays software information.
[Figure]: Displays system information.
[Figure]: Displays user inventory information.
[Figure]: Displays registry information.
[Figure]: Refreshes inventory information.

Information display area
This area displays the selected inventory information.

Status bar
The display node displays the name (host name or IP address) of the relay system or client for which information is being displayed.
The message displays the tool bar meaning and provides an explanatory message for the input item.