By providing a model PC for the monitoring of data updating, you can automatically execute data packaging and remote installation whenever a particular folder or file is updated. The figure below shows the overview of this process.

Figure 4-1 Detection of file updating and automatic remote installation

In this example, the administrator can update the data of all management target clients by simply storing the distribution target files in a specified folder on a specified PC. By automating all operations, the administrator can eliminate errors in the files to be distributed, as well as human error.

A series of tasks can be automated, such as monitoring the results of remote installation on JP1/Software Distribution, re-transmitting data to the PC on which the remote installation failed, or notifying the administrator of a failure of remote installation by e-mail. The figure below shows the overview of this processing.

Figure 4-2 Detecting an error in remote installation and retrying it

Although in this example the next processing is executed after an error, it is possible to execute another processing task upon normal completion, rather than after an error, of the remote installation process.

You can use the file-collection facility of JP1/Software Distribution to collect files from various locations, modify data on the server side, and update the database. You can also transmit modified data to the clients to replace their data with updated data. The figure below shows the overview of this processing.

Figure 4-3 Collecting files from various locations, modifying the files, and redistributing them