Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client Description and User's Guide

2.2.1 Software classification

On a JP1/Software Distribution system running under UNIX, resources that can be registered (resources that can be distributed by a UNIX managing server) are classified into four types, as follows:

Hitachi program products

Hitachi software products. Some of these are not permitted to be distributed. For Hitachi program products that can be distributed, see the relevant documentation or Release Notes. Program products that can be registered include JP1/Software Distribution Client and other programs in the JP1/Software Distribution series. That is, you can upgrade the JP1/Software Distribution system itself, using the program functions.

Another company's software

Commercially available software from companies other than Hitachi. In principle, another company's software that can be distributed is a multi-license pack product. Distribution of such a product may not be permitted with a general license. Before distributing another company's software product, obtain approval from the vendor.

User data and user programs

Files can be packaged singly or in sets. You can also package files located in different directories as a single package. Packages containing user data or user programs that can be distributed to both UNIX machines and Windows machines are called shared packages.

OS patches

OS patches correct problems in operating systems. JP1/Software Distribution can package the OS patches that have not yet been applied to the distribution-destinations systems. You distribute the OS patches to the distribution-destination systems to centrally correct the problems in the operating systems. For details about the formats of OS patches that can be distributed and the procedure for distributing an OS patch, see 2.6 OS patch distribution.

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