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

4.3.1 System information management

Organization of this subsection

(1) System information

(2) Preparation to automatically collect system information

(3) Specifying the users who will be notified of the number of days that have elapsed since their last password update

(1) System information

By executing a job from the managing server, you can collect and manage hardware information for the distribution-destination system (host name, IP address, disc size, memory size, and so on.). This information is called system information.

Understanding of the system information for the distribution-destination system at the managing server can prevent problems such as insufficient memory in the distribution-destination system during package distribution. System configuration information manages information about network configuration such as the host name, IP address, workstation type, and connection methods. System information contains hardware information for the distribution-destination system, such as the host name, IP address, disk space, free memory, and so on.

For details on how to collect and view system information, see the manuals for individual managing servers.

When the managing server is a Windows version of JP1/Software Distribution Manager, the system information can be collected periodically. The collection timing can be daily, weekly, or monthly.

The system information can be reported to the managing server when the information is updated in the distribution-destination system or when a new distribution-destination system is added.

(2) Preparation to automatically collect system information

You can use a function to automatically collect system information during package distribution. To implement this, you must create the following file on the distribution-destination system in advance. It is also possible to distribute this file from the managing server all at once.

For systems other than HP-UX: /NETMRDS/rdsprm/.InventoryUpload

For HP-UX: /var/opt/NETMDMW/rdsprm/.InventoryUpload

The following shows an example execution procedure for creating a /NETMRDS/rdsprm/.InventoryUpload file from the prompt screen.

> /NETMRDS/rdsprm/.InventoryUpload

cp /dev/null /NETMRDS/rdsprm/.InventoryUpload

cat /dev/null > /NETMRDS/rdsprm/.InventoryUpload

echo > /NETMRDS/rdsprm/.InventoryUpload

The host name and IP address that are reported as system configuration information are the hostname that is set for hostname and the IP address that is set for that host name.

You cannot collect system information synchronously with the following:

File collection

Generator tools, or application date installation for the generator tools

(3) Specifying the users who will be notified of the number of days that have elapsed since their last password update

You can specify the users who will be notified of the number of days that have elapsed since their last password update. You specify the users to be notified in the following file:

For systems other than HP-UX: /NETMRDS/rdsprm/.userlist

For HP-UX: /var/opt/NETMDMW/rdsprm/.userlist

A coding example follows.
# example
user1
user2
When creating the file, you must follow the following rules:

The hash mark (#) entered in the first column makes the line a comment line.

Hit the Enter key following each entry and use one line for each entry.

Enter information beginning with the first column, and do not specify a blank space or tab after the information.

If there is a line that contains only an asterisk (*), information for all users will be reported.

Note that information for the following users will not be reported:

Users for whom the information related to the last password update date is not found in the shadow password file

If no applicable settings file is found, no user information is reported.

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